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Lexus GS400

Every Lexus GS400 model year on file, 1993 to 2002. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years5721 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years101993 to 2002

Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins252Summed across model years

By model year

The 1998 model year drew the most complaints, 31, 54% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Speed control leads the Lexus GS400 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Speed control

Brakes

Airbags

Electrical system

Suspension

Seat belts

Engine and cooling

Tires

Structure

Lighting

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Lexus GS400 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Lexus GS400 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2002	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	17
2001	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	18
2000	Sedan	8	12.5	25	0	1	45
1999	Sedan	17	35.3	77	0	1	49
1998	Sedan	31	45.2	129	1	1	69
1997	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	1	14
1996	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	10
1995	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	10
1994	Not decoded	1	0.0	50	0	0	10
1993	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	10

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus GS400

98V-080 Apr 17, 1998
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
Stability and traction control · 15k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.