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Lexus LX470

Every Lexus LX470 model year on file, 1998 to 2007. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years8611 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years101998 to 2007
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins712Summed across model years
By model year

The 2003 model year drew the most complaints, 18, 21% of the model's total

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

05101520199819992000200120022003182004200520062007
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Lexus LX470 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
18
Speed control
10
Airbags
9
Structure
9
Steering
9
Suspension
7
Electrical system
7
Powertrain
5
Stability and traction control
5
Tires
4
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Lexus LX470 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 LX470 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2007SUV30.051074
2006SUV922.2223078
2005SUV825.0123082
2004SUV20.033071
2003SUV185.6563082
2002Sedan520.0191064
2001SUV520.0201068
2000SUV1711.8691055
1999SUV147.1701070
1998SUV520.0361068
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus LX470

  • 17V-548 Aug 31, 2017
    These vehicles may be equipped with an incorrect driver or front passenger air bag
    Airbags · 21 vehicles
  • 16V-065 Feb 5, 2016
    Affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently
    Airbags · 320k vehicles
  • 10V-346 Jul 29, 2010
    Construction of the steering shaft is such that the snap ring on the shaft may disengage when the vehicle experiences an unusually severe impact…
    Steering · 39k vehicles
  • 04V-434 Sep 8, 2004
    Certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices,…
    Lighting · 75k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.