1999 Lexus IS

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Unknown or Other	1		0	0	1

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Exterior Lighting09E012000

Filed Apr 7, 200916,270 vehiclesSabersport

Defect. SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Unknown or Other1 injured

Filed Jun 23, 20182 milesIL

SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2026	1	0	0	0	Routine
2025	1	0	0	0	Routine
2024	1	0	0	0	Routine
2023	5	0	0	0	Routine
2022	4	1	0	0	Routine
2021	2	0	0	0	Routine
2020	6	0	0	0	Routine
2019	2	0	0	0	Routine
2018	3	0	0	0	Routine
2017	10	0	0	0	Routine
2016	2	0	0	0	Routine
2015	9	0	0	0	Routine
2014	12	0	0	0	Routine
2013	9	0	0	0	Routine
2012	18	0	0	0	Routine
2011	15	0	0	0	Routine
2010	40	1	0	0	Routine
2009	40	2	0	0	Routine
2008	102	3	0	0	Routine
2007	122	3	0	1	Fatalities reported
2006	143	7	5	0	Routine
2005	12	1	0	0	Routine
2004	10	1	0	0	Routine
2003	12	1	0	0	Routine
2002	12	1	0	0	Routine
2001	1	1	0	0	Routine
2000	0	1	0	0	Routine
1999 — this page	1	1	0	0	Routine
1998	0	1	0	0	Routine

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 7, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.