2004 Lexus GX470 air bags problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2004 Lexus GX470 — 38% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“There was a recall on my vehicle. The dashboard is all cracked but my problem is that I drive my kids and there is a recall problem with side curtain-shield-airbags (csas) which deploy from the roof rails in the event of certain types of crashes. I had call 2 different lexus and the headquaters and…”
filed Dec 3, 2018
“The car has been subject to 2 recalls. First, a recall for the self-destructing dashboard and for the curtain shield airbags. The company has refused to provide me with the part in order to proceed to a replacement of the affected parts.”
filed Jan 23, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed…Campaign 16V065000 · Feb 5, 2016
Related service bulletins
Dealer Package: Follow-Up Owner Notification Letter Mailing Date The Campaign Follow-Up Owner Notification(s) will begin in Late October 2019. Owner notifications will be sent over a period of several weeks consistent…
Lexus Customer R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 23, 2019
Air Bags problems in other GX470 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 GX470 | 2 | 7% |
| 2006 GX470 | 8 | 29% |
| 2005 GX470 | 10 | 33% |
| 2003 GX470 | 2 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Lexus GX470
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.