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The dealers out here want to charge me ~$5k above MSRP, ~$3k of it is stuff sprayed from a bottle, so I'm out until the market cools down.

Or the manufacturing processes, which create excess debris, between the two plants were the same.

According to the NHTSA Defect Report, V35A-FTS engines manufactured after Jan 2023 should be okay, and I have a feeling Japan corrected the problem before the USA did. I do suspect that some engines made before that date did make their way into a small amount of 2024 vehicles, possibly due to a...

The oil testing idea is one I hadn't even considered, thanks for the idea.

I just read through this Defect Information Report from NHTSA and it looks like maybe engines manufactured after Jan 2023 will be okay, possibly even earlier for GX/Lexus models.

I think if the GX 550 was the only V35A-FTS equipped vehicle I was to eventually own I wouldn't really be concerned. But, purchasing two lotto-tickets for the prize of having to deal with a service center, for a long period of time, just seems insane to me.

I just started researching this ~2 days ago, but what you just said is the first I've heard about Yamaha being involved with the GX 550 build process.

I should mention I already have a 2024 Tundra Platinum Hybrid (that a business actually depends on), so worrying about two vehicles possibly detonating isn't something I really want to do.

Given the massive recall for V35A-FTS equipped trucks/SUVs I'm thinking twice about buying the GX, which has the same engine (with smaller turbos I believe). The notice only mentions 2022-2023 gasoline-only engines but I think that's likely because there's just far fewer 2024s and hybrids on the...