2024 GX Engine Recall? (2 Viewers)

[RIDEaCANYON]

Okay, yours is definitely a very early production unit, probably built around the 1st quarter of 2024.

Just for reference, based on what I’ve found online , a GX550 with the VIN sequence “20620” (indicating the 20,620th unit produced) had a recorded build date of August 2024. Refer to this link and scroll down where you can see the VIN tag on the car- Used 2024 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail+ For Sale (Sold) | Autobyzack Inc Stock #R5020620

So if yours is in the 2,000th unit range (02234), it very much suggests that your engine was built much earlier and likely still uses the older bearing design.

with that logic ours was one of the OG's! Last five of vin # 005389 and no recall. Several cross country trips without any issues at all (knocking on wood) and I've now sent 3 oil samples from when I personally changed the oil to Blackstone Labs for testing (attached). We also let Lexus change the oil at their regularly scheduled intervals.

Ours did sit at the dock for 2 months when it arrived in the US for what they told us was the sunroof drain fix, who knows, maybe they did something else but the thing has been amazing and we're hoping to get our new 2026 OT any day now as we've been on the list in Houston since Nov 2025 (want the lift, onboard air, and memory seats). Will be getting every penny we paid back on trade-in (or $5k more on Carvana, but thats a wash with taxes).

Good luck to everyone but want to share after seeing that we may have one of the early ones and it's been issue free.

 

[incognito.gx]

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This is from the AU recall site, it has the VIN range for recalls in AU but implies that the VIN ranges are global.

It looks like production mid-September 2024 up to #22899 are recalled. Mine was built in Nov 2024 with an engine build date in July 2024, no recall notice in the Lexus app.

Mine falls within the VIN range (-16008) but no recall (yet). Im on the list for a 2026 OT at a couple dealerships tho

 

[GCAT9110]

I do have a bit of anxiety; I ordered mine in February of 24 and took ownership early July of 24. Production date is May of 24, I have no idea when the engine was assembled so its hard to say if I am in the clear or not?

 

[DJ’s Sled]

Can someone tell me where to look to determine the actual engine build, assembly date? TIA.
DJ

 

[FirstLexus]

Can someone tell me where to look to determine the actual engine build, assembly date? TIA.
DJ

I had the same question. On my journey down the rabbit hole, I found this video.

 

[mm9351]

It’s okay, just provide me with the last 5 digits of your VIN number. I should be able to estimate when it was built from that.

For example, my GX’s last 5 VIN digits are “57217”, this means it was the 57,217th GX550 produced globally. Based on that, mine was built in June 2025.

17790. Build date 07/24. Do I have the old bearing design?

 

[FirstLexus]

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This is from the AU recall site, it has the VIN range for recalls in AU but implies that the VIN ranges are global.

It looks like production mid-September 2024 up to #22899 are recalled. Mine was built in Nov 2024 with an engine build date in July 2024, no recall notice in the Lexus app.

I dug a little into this, and I'm not sure this is for the V35 recall. I think this is for the electric brake and knee air bag.

 

[steveperry]

FWIW, I decided to trade in my 2024 for a 2026 because of the potential engine issue - and because I have a tendency to be out of cell phone range on a regular basis. I traded a couple months back and my dealer didn't have the testing equipment at the time. They do now - and my salesman called to tell me that the engine in that 2024 would have to be replaced. So, dodged a bullet there. Mine was like the first sold in this area, maybe in the state, so it was a really early 2024.

He also told me that my trade was one of the few they tested where the actually found an issue, so I suppose that's sort of good news. Just glad I traded when I did.

 

[Sonny]

I just got the engine recall, wtf. Time to sell the G'X

why? you get a new engine lol

 

[BoostedGX]

why? you get a new engine lol

The new engine is the same engine

 

[Sonny]

The new engine is the same engine

you think theyre going tp replace the bad engine with another bad engine?

 

[BoostedGX]

you think theyre going tp replace the bad engine with another bad engine?

I really don’t know but I haven’t seen much of a revision to the design

 

[Sonny]

I really don’t know but I haven’t seen much of a revision to the design

they will just replace the one with the bad bearing design with one with the updated version

 

[teestarnes]

I had the same question. On my journey down the rabbit hole, I found this video.

Thanks for this. So I have a 24 built after the recall window (6/24) but my engine has a stamp all the way back to 1/5/24. VIN ends in 11751. It's a bit confusing to me the recall is based on vehicle manufacture date vs engine manufacture date given the issue is with the engine itself. Unless they have a way to replace the engine bearing at the time the vehicle is assembled.

 

[teestarnes]

BTW I had a chance to talk to one of the senior technicians at my local dealer (Sewell Dallas) and he said if you are in the recall window, the "acoustic test" is whacking the drive axle shaft with a hammer and listening for a certain noise.

 

[nevesxis]

Reminds me of the old term "percussive maintenance"!

 

[steveperry]

BTW I had a chance to talk to one of the senior technicians at my local dealer (Sewell Dallas) and he said if you are in the recall window, the "acoustic test" is whacking the drive axle shaft with a hammer and listening for a certain noise.

Is that noise the sound of the bearing falling to the bottom of the engine?

 

[oldseniu]

BTW I had a chance to talk to one of the senior technicians at my local dealer (Sewell Dallas) and he said if you are in the recall window, the "acoustic test" is whacking the drive axle shaft with a hammer and listening for a certain noise.

Holy! That is a very high tech diagnostic method!