2004 Lexus LS 430: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2004 Lexus LS 430. The newest campaign is 04V317000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Jul 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 18 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 04V317000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the transmission. Owner notification is expected to begin during july 2004. Owners should contact lexus at 1-800-255-3987.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 27,259 units in total.
04V317000Received . 13,000 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain vehicles when the accelerator is operated quickly, a small piece of metal may separate from a retaining collar located in the inner part of the automatic transmission. This small piece of metal may become caught in the parking lock mechanism.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This may cause the parking lock system to be inoperative when the transmission shift lever is placed in the park position, thereby increasing the risk of vehicle roll-away, which could result in a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the transmission. Owner notification is expected to begin during july 2004. Owners should contact lexus at 1-800-255-3987.
Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 4LC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
04V295000Received . 14,259 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, the impeller inside the fuel pump may have been improperly molded due to a manufacturing error. Alcohol in some fuels may deform the impeller and cause it to come into contact with the pump housing.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could increase the rotational resistance of the impeller and, in the worst case, may result in failure of the fuel pump.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the fuel pump. Owners will be notified in july, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact lexus at 1-800-255-3987.
Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number SSC 4LB. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
18 complaints, 20 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 4 |
| Exterior Lighting | 2 |
| Tires | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 2 |
| Air Bags | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Air | 1 |
| Parking Brake | 1 |
| Wheels | 1 |
| Equipment | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 8 Mar 2017
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 20042
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2004 Lexus LS 430The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2004 Lexus LS 430: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/lexus/ls-430/2004/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Lexus LS 430?
- 27,259 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Lexus LS 430 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Lexus LS 430, model year 2004. 2 of them name the 2004 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Lexus LS 430 name most often?
- Vehicle Speed Control: 4 of 20 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Lexus LS 430 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.