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2004 Lexus LX470: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2004 Lexus LX470. The newest campaign is 16V065000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Feb 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Side/Window. NHTSA has 1 complaint 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, 16V065000, in the NHTSA record

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 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.
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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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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 434,963 units in total.

  1. 16V065000Received . 320,409 units.

    Air Bags / Side/Window

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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 programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number G0C, GLB. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 10V346000Received . 39,159 units.

    Steering / Gear Box / Shaft Pitman

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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 locked position, over time the steering shaft may become disconnected.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could result in loss of steering control increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 began on august 23, 2010. Owners may contact lexus at 1-800-255-3987.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 04V434000Received . 75,395 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Headlights

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could blind the driver of a vehicle driving in the opposite direction, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number SSC 5LB. 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

1 complaint, 1 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.

2004 Lexus LX470: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Suspension1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
19 Oct 2010

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.

Complaints about the 2004 Lexus LX470, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2010, with 1 complaint.

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.

  1. 19981
  2. 19991
  3. 20001
  4. 20011
  5. 20021
  6. 20033
  7. 20043
  8. 20053
  9. 20063
  10. 20071

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2004 Lexus LX470: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/lexus/lx470/2004/. 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
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Lexus LX470?
434,963 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Lexus LX470 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Lexus LX470, model years 1998 to 2007. 3 of them name the 2004 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Lexus LX470 name most often?
Suspension: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Lexus LX470 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.