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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Lexus Rx400h Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Lexus Rx400h, across 4 model years from 2005 to 2008. The 2006 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2008 (1).

Model years
4

2005–2008, with a recall

Recall campaigns
5
Most recalls
2006

5 recalls

Owner complaints
0

all model years, NHTSA

The component recalled most often on the Lexus Rx400h is vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Lexus Rx400h recall, 13V396000, was reported on September 4, 2013 and concerns the hybrid propulsion system: inverter.

Lexus Rx400h years to avoid

Too few Lexus Rx400h model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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 Rx400h, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
200810—not ranked
200730—not ranked
200650—not ranked
200510—not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lexus Rx400h years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Lexus Rx400h

  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL4
  • HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1

Lexus Rx400h model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Lexus Rx400h recall campaign (5)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Lexus Rx400h, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
13V396000September 4, 2013hybrid propulsion system: inverter2006–2008crash133,081
11V539000November 9, 2011engine and engine cooling2006crash420,326
11V342000June 29, 2011electrical system2006–2007crash82,273
11V112000February 24, 2011vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2005–2007crash769,379
06V253000July 13, 2006vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2006crash367,594

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lexus Rx400h. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: September 4, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted