Known Recalls

Model year record

2003 Toyota Land Cruiser

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 11 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V065000

Air bags: side/window

Component
Air bags: side/window
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
320,409
Reported to NHTSA
2016-02-05
Owners notified
2016-12-01

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Unknown or other310,000 mi
Service brakes2205,000 mi
Air bags1307,000 mi
Air bags: side/window160,081 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components1—
Steering1100,000 mi
Structure1—
Structure: body196,000 mi

The 2002 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2004 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.