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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Lexus Gx470 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the Lexus Gx470, across 4 model years from 2003 to 2006. The 2003 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2006 (1).

Model years
4

2003–2006, with a recall

Recall campaigns
3
Most recalls
2003

2 recalls

Owner complaints
177

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 177 complaints with NHTSA about the Lexus Gx470 across 7 model years; the most, 46, concern the 2003.

Owners marked a crash on 24 of the Lexus Gx470 complaints (14%) and a fire on 1.

Across all Lexus Gx470 model years, owners name the structure most often (at least 37 complaints), then the air bags (34).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lexus Gx470 in 2010: 24, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Lexus Gx470 is air bags: side/window, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Lexus Gx470 recall, 16V065000, was reported on February 5, 2016 and concerns the air bags: side/window.

Lexus Gx470 years to avoid

Too few Lexus Gx470 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Lexus Gx470, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2009011not ranked
20080138not ranked
20070276not ranked
20061285not ranked
20051301not ranked
20041320not ranked
200324625not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lexus Gx470 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Lexus Gx470

  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW3
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
  • SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY1

Lexus Gx470 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Lexus Gx470 recall campaign (3)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Lexus Gx470, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
16V065000February 5, 2016air bags: side/window2004–2006injury320,409
03V088000March 10, 2003seats: mid/rear assembly2003crash and injury3,666
03V031000February 11, 2003equipment: other: labels2003—5,878

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lexus Gx470. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: July 26, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted