NHTSA Safety Recalls
Lexus Rx300 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Lexus Rx300, across 4 model years from 2000 to 2003. The 2002 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2003 (3).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2002
- Owner complaints
- 498
2000–2003, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 498 complaints with NHTSA about the Lexus Rx300 across 4 model years; the most, 216, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 53 of the Lexus Rx300 complaints (11%) and a fire on 3.
Across all Lexus Rx300 model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 306 complaints), then the vehicle speed control (54).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lexus Rx300 in 2009: 83, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Lexus Rx300 is exterior lighting, in 11 model-year listings.
Lexus Rx300 years to avoid
Too few Lexus Rx300 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lexus Rx300 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Lexus Rx300
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING11
- VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR4
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS3
Lexus Rx300 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Lexus Rx300 recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06E026000 | exterior lighting | 2000–2003 | crash | — |
| 06E049000 | exterior lighting | 2000–2003 | crash | — |
| 08E020000 | visibility: glass, side/rear | 2000–2003 | injury | — |
| 09E012000 | exterior lighting | 2000–2002 | crash | — |
| 09E025000 | exterior lighting: headlights | 2000–2002 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lexus Rx300. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: March 7, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted