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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2007 Lexus Es350 Recalls

The 2007 Lexus Es350 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Lexus Es350. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
465

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
59

5 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2007 Lexus Es350, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2007 Lexus Es350

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
19V741000
Reported
October 17, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 928,220
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2008–2012 Es350, 11 other models

19V741000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V006000
Reported
January 9, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 577,875
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2008–2009, 2012 Es350, 8 other models

17V006000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
16V340000
Reported
May 23, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 1,754,517
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2008–2011 Es350, 9 other models

16V340000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal

Campaign
09V388000
Reported
October 5, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 4,445,056
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2008–2010 Es350, 6 other models

09V388000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
07E082000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2008 Es350, 1 other model

07E082000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2007 Lexus Es350 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 465 owner complaints about the 2007 Lexus Es350, the newest on October 15, 2019. Of these, 59 describe a crash (13%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 47 injuries and 4 deaths.

In complaints about the 2007 Lexus Es350, the component group named most often is the air bags (41%), followed by the vehicle speed control (27%) and the structure (9%).

3 of the 2007 Lexus Es350's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2007 Lexus Es350 owners gave the mileage (261 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags189
  • Vehicle Speed Control126
  • Structure40
  • Power Train33
  • Unknown Or Other17
  • Exterior Lighting16

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2007 Lexus Es350 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200611
200752
200826
200927
201079
201116
201211
20139
201430
201512
201666
2017110
20189
20197

Complaints about the 2007 Lexus Es350 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 110. 42% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Lexus Es350 drew 9.4× the complaints of the median Lexus Es350 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 8 ranked years.

That makes 2007 one of the Lexus Es350 years to avoid by our method.

Lexus Es350 years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 465 complaints about the 2007 Lexus Es350 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Lexus Es350 by model year

Other 2007 Lexus models

Newest record on this page: October 17, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted