Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1997 Lexus GS300

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint99V125000
Filed May 19, 19992,737 vehiclesToyota Motor Co., Ltd.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF THE INSIDE OF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, EXCESSIVE WEAR CAN OCCUR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. SEPARATION OF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE ARMS COULD OCCUR.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20190200Routine
20180100Routine
20141000Routine
20131000Routine
20070100Routine
2006124210Routine
20052000Routine
20046000Routine
200312010Routine
200213001Fatalities reported
200117000Routine
200035020Routine
199938000Routine
199860110Routine
1997 — this page0100Routine
19962100Routine
19959100Routine
19946100Routine
19937100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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Most recent recall on file: May 19, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.