2004 Lexus GX Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 Lexus GX. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

STRUCTURE:BODY
7
SUSPENSION
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
AIR BAGS
3
STRUCTURE
2
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2
1crashes4injuries
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
1
Total complaints28

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Rusted out frame, missing entire sections of it in the rear end, body mounts are floating, lexus inspected the car at 144,000~ miles and deemed it unsafe to drive, was owned by a friend of mine and now it is up for sale at morse road auto sales inc in columbus ohio.”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2025-04-25

“Rusted out frame, missing entire sections of it in the rear end, body mounts are floating, lexus inspected the car at 144,000~ miles and deemed it unsafe to drive, was owned by a friend of mine and now it is up for sale at morse road auto sales inc in columbus ohio.”

SUSPENSION · reported 2025-04-25

“Rusted out frame, missing entire sections of it in the rear end, body mounts are floating, lexus inspected the car at 144,000~ miles and deemed it unsafe to drive, was owned by a friend of mine and now it is up for sale at morse road auto sales inc in columbus ohio.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-04-25

“I am writing to formally request an investigation into a safety defect affecting the dashboard on my 2004 lexus gx470. Over the past several months, I have observed significant cracking along the top of the instrument panel. I believe this defect poses a serious safety hazard: if the dashboard…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2025-03-01

“I am writing to formally request an investigation into a safety defect affecting the dashboard on my 2004 lexus gx470. Over the past several months, I have observed significant cracking along the top of the instrument panel. I believe this defect poses a serious safety hazard: if the dashboard…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-03-01

“Vehicle maintained per manual. Frame rusted thru in numerous places, viable holes obvious. Vehicle deemed unsafe from pep body service personnel. Attached a frame picture from passenger side.”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2021-10-27

“Bl 265/65r17 110s this tire exploded as I was existing the harbor fwy going south at adams blvd. The lexus has an automatic system that prevents instant breaking when the tire pressure exceptionally low tire pressure or wet pavements due to weather conditions and or slippery pavements. Therefore…”

TIRES:SIDEWALL · reported 2021-07-02

“Once existing the car the officernoticed that my rear driver tire had expolded. This is what caused the accident and caused me tremendously back pain problems. The tires were purchase new from firestone complete auto care as we only purchased firestone tires beginning with our first replacement…”

TIRES:SIDEWALL · reported 2021-07-01
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Lexus GX as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.