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CarsLore / Makes / Lexus / GX470

Lexus GX470

Model years 2003–2009 in the US safety record. No model year stands out in owner complaints. Fewest complaints: 2007, 2008, 2009.

177owner complaints
3recall campaigns
830service bulletins
7model years on record

Complaints by model year

Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.

’03’05’07’09’03’06’09

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026

Year by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsBulletinsCrashes · fires
2009101000 · 0
20081301303 · 0
20072701205 · 0
2006 GX4702811233 · 0
2005 GX4703011254 · 0
2004 GX470321934 · 0
2003 GX4704621395 · 1

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

  • Structure37
  • Air bags36
  • Vehicle speed control21
  • Unknown or other19
  • Power train19
  • Suspension15
  • Service brakes, hydraulic13
  • Engine and engine cooling9

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Recalls

3 campaigns cover the GX470.

16V065000 · Air bags5 Feb 2016 · 2004, 2005, 2006

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.

03V088000 · Seats10 Mar 2003 · 2003

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE LEXUS LINK SYSTEM, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO LOCK ONE OF THE TWO LATCHES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MIDDLE ROW LEFT REAR SEAT (LARGER SIDE OF THE BENCH SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER). DUE TO THE THICKNESS OF THE LEXUS LINK SYSTEM STORAGE CASE, THE STOPPER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT IS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED. THIS ELEVATED POSITION MISALIGNS THE LATCH TO THE STRIKER.

03V031000 · Equipment11 Feb 2003 · 2003

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PART 567, "CERTIFICATION." THE INCORRECT GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING (GVWR) DATA WAS PRINTED ON THE CERTIFICATION REGULATION LABEL. THE GVWR IS INCORRECTLY REFLECTED ON THE LABEL AS 6,100 LBS. THE CORRECT GVWR SHOULD BE 6,000 LBS.

NHTSA recalls