2003 Lexus LS430 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 13%of 23 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 101,370miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the air bags of the 2003 Lexus LS430, 13% of the 23 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 101,370 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was involved in a collision. The front of my car my made full contact with the rear of the car in front of me. I was traveling at least 25 MPH if not more before impact. The impact resulted in $10,000 in damage to the front of the Lexus and it was declared a total loss. The Lexus was damaged from headlight to headlight and the airbag(s) did not deploy. The hood also sustained damage as well as the radiator, yet the airbag(s) did not deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #10760753, filed 2015-09, 137,740 miles“To whom it may concern: I am in receipt of a recall notice from Lexus division toyota motor company in which there were numerous large block red lettered warnings informing me of this danger and the urgency of my response. However, when I called the dealer to schedule the repair, I was informed that the dealer was only allowed by Lexus division toyota motor company to schedule one such recall repair per week and that my dealer would be more than happy to put me on the waiting list. A list whose length the dealerships caller could not ascertain but guessed it would be five to six weeks. …”
NHTSA complaint #10626022, filed 2014-08, 65,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10131964Jan 16, 2014Lexus vehicles are equipped with Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS), including various airbags and in some models, seat belt pre-tensioners, to help reduce the risk of injury…
- 10132074Nov 10, 2013Beginning in 1998, Lexus introduced side airbags as optional equipment. Lexus does NOT recommend replacement of original seat covers with non-Lexus leather or other seat cover…
- 10133923Jan 16, 2013Lexus vehicles are equipped with SRS, including various airbags and in some models, seat belt pre-tensioners, to help reduce the risk of injury in a collision. If a customer…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 Lexus LS430
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsTires
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Lexus LS430
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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