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Lexus LS400

Every Lexus LS400 model year on file, 1990 to 2001. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years33860 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years121990 to 2001

Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins402Summed across model years

By model year

The 1994 model year drew the most complaints, 68, 20% 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

Electrical system leads the Lexus LS400 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system

128

Speed control

Lighting

Seat belts

Brakes

Airbags

Tires

Powertrain

Engine and cooling

Fuel system

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Lexus LS400 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 LS400 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2001	Sedan	2	100.0	9	1	0	20
2000	Sedan	12	25.0	38	1	1	44
1999	Sedan	22	36.4	100	1	1	50
1998	Sedan	45	17.8	188	1	1	59
1997	Sedan	13	23.1	68	2	1	36
1996	Sedan	19	26.3	95	2	0	33
1995	Sedan	39	10.3	211	2	0	33
1994	Sedan	68	4.4	425	0	0	26
1993	Sedan	65	9.2	271	0	0	26
1992	Sedan	8	37.5	44	0	0	25
1991	Sedan	21	33.3	111	0	0	25
1990	Sedan	24	33.3	240	1	0	25

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

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus LS400

06E-049 May 24, 2006
Certain ck motorsports combination headlights, clear corner, bumper, and side marker lights sold as replacement lamps for use on the passenger…
Lighting · 27k vehicles
06E-026 Mar 23, 2006
Certain pro-a motors corner lamps, turn signals, and headlights sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles listed above
Lighting · 62k vehicles
98V-016 Jan 27, 1998
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
Electrical system · 48k vehicles
89V-212 Dec 4, 1989
Lamp housing of center high mounted stop lamp could become distorted after prolonged illumination, particularly under high temperatures
Lighting · 10k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.