NHTSA vehicle safety data
2008 Lexus Rx400h
The 2008 Lexus Rx400h has 1 NHTSA recall and 57 owner complaints on record — every open recall is repaired free at an authorized Lexus dealer.
Complete safety data for the 2008 Lexus Rx400h, including NCAP crash-test ratings. Data pulled live from api.nhtsa.gov.
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
NHTSA #13V396000Reported September 4, 2013 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Defect description
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid vehicles manufactured February 16, 2005, through July 29, 2010; and model year 2006-2008 Lexus RX400h vehicles manufactured February 23, 2005, through December 2, 2008. The Intelligent Power Module (IPM) inside the inverter module may contain transistors that have higher operating temperatures than the solder can support and the transistors may be heat damaged by the solder. If this occurs, various warning lamps, including the malfunction indicator lamp, slip indicator light, brake system warning light, and master warning light, will be illuminated on the instrument panel.
Safety consequence
The vehicle may enter a fail-safe/limp-home mode that limits the drivability of the vehicle. It is possible that the hybrid system will shut down while the vehicle is being driven, causing the vehicle to stall unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
Free manufacturer remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the IPM free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331. Vehicles that had their IPM replaced under recall 11V-342 are not affected by this campaign.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.