Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OUR 2003 LEXUS LX 470 IS EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT FRAME RUST SIMILAR TO THE SAME MODEL YEAR AS THE TOYOTA TUNDRA AND SEQUOIA WHICH WERE RECALLED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE LX FRAMES CAME FROM THE SAME FACTORY INFERIOR QUALITY OF STEEL AND/OR RECEIVED IMPROPER UNDERCOATING. *JS
THE FRAME AND UNDERBODY COMPONENTS HAVE AN EXCESSIVE ABOUT RUST ON THEM. THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE CORROSION PREVENTION COATING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPLIED. THE RUST IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS 10 YEARS OLD. *TR
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.