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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA referenceR/2020/060
Launched5 October 2020
MakeLexus (listed as LEXUS)
Manufacturer reference20SMD-004
Vehicles listed230,758

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Lexus NX200T6,7871 December 20142 June 2015
Lexus LS5006,7873 July 20179 September 2019
Lexus RX450H6,78710 November 20176 May 2019
Lexus LC500H6,7876 October 201713 November 2018
Lexus LS5006,7876 October 201725 October 2018
Lexus GS2506,7872 September 201328 July 2014
Lexus LS500H6,7873 July 20179 September 2019
Lexus GS450H6,7879 September 201426 February 2015
Lexus GS2506,7872 September 201325 July 2014
Lexus RC350/300H6,7873 July 20179 September 2019
Lexus LS500H6,7876 October 201725 October 2018
Lexus LS5006,78711 October 201715 October 2018
Lexus LC5006,7873 July 20179 September 2019
Lexus RX350/450H6,7873 July 20179 September 2019
Lexus LS600H6,7872 September 201323 February 2015
Lexus LC500H6,7873 July 20179 September 2019
Lexus LC5006,7876 October 201710 December 2018
Lexus IS S/D H/V6,7873 July 20179 September 2019
Lexus LC5006,7876 October 201713 November 2018
Lexus LS4606,7873 September 201319 February 2015
Lexus GS450H6,7872 September 201325 July 2014
Lexus LC500H6,7876 October 201710 December 2018
Lexus GS4506,7879 September 201426 February 2015
Lexus LS500H6,78711 October 201715 October 2018
Lexus ES3506,7873 July 20179 September 2019
Lexus RX450H6,7872 October 20176 May 2019
Lexus LS5006,7876 October 201730 October 2018
Lexus GS2506,7879 September 201426 February 2015
Lexus RX450H6,7872 October 201725 March 2019
Lexus LS500H6,7876 October 201730 October 2018
Lexus GS4506,7872 September 201325 July 2014
Lexus LS500H6,78711 October 20172 October 2018
Lexus LS5006,78711 October 20172 October 2018
Lexus GS450H6,7872 September 201328 July 2014

Concern

Fuel pump impeller can crack and cause fuel pump to become inoprative

Defect, as DVSA words it

On affected vehicles the low pressure fuel pump located in the fuel tank could become inoperative.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Replace the fuel pump.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

European UnionSafety Gate alert A12/00414/20 from Portugal, 20/03/2020

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (20SMD004), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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