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Lexus LX470 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 86 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Lexus LX470 (1998–2007). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

4
safety recalls, all years
86
owner complaints, all years
2003
year with most recalls
2003
year with most complaints

Pick your Lexus LX470 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2007 Lexus LX47013
2006 Lexus LX47039
2005 Lexus LX47038
2004 Lexus LX47032
2003 Lexus LX470318
2002 Lexus LX47015
2001 Lexus LX47015
2000 Lexus LX470117
1999 Lexus LX470114
1998 Lexus LX47015

What Lexus LX470 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 86 complaints with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 18.

All Lexus LX470 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Lexus LX470, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Inflator module (air bags) and air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 17V548000 Reported 21 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2016 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2006 Lexus LX470, and 2008-2013 Lexus LX570 vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with an incorrect driver or front passenger air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety…

    Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag assemblies, free of charge. The recall began September 29, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number…

    Model years: 2006

  2. Air bags: side/window

    NHTSA 16V065000 Reported 320,409 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly…

    Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at…

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

  3. Shaft pitman (steering)

    NHTSA 10V346000 Reported 39,159 vehicles potentially affected TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Toyota is recalling certain model year 2003-2007 lexus lx470 vehicles. The construction of the steering shaft is such that the snap ring on the shaft may disengage when the vehicle experiences an unusually severe impact to the front wheels. If the snap ring becomes disengaged and the steering wheel is then repeatedly turned to the…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the snap ring with a newly designed one and install an additional component which will prevent separation of the steering shaft. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall…

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

  4. Headlights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 04V434000 Reported 75,395 vehicles potentially affected TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the daytime running lights do not meet luminous intensity standard.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a resistor, which will decrease the luminous intensity of the drl. Owner notification began june june 10, 2005. Owners should contact lexus at 1-800-255-3987.

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Other Lexus models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.