NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Lexus Es350 Recalls
The 2012 Lexus Es350 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Lexus Es350. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 89
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Lexus Es350, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2012 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 2007–2011 Es350, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V005000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,299,448
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Es350, 7 other models
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 2007–2009 Es350, 8 other models
2012 Lexus Es350 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 89 owner complaints about the 2012 Lexus Es350, the newest on October 28, 2021. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Lexus Es350, the component group named most often is the air bags (87%), followed by the latches/locks/linkages (3%) and the electrical system (2%).
3 of the 2012 Lexus Es350's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Lexus Es350 owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags77
- Latches/Locks/Linkages3
- Electrical System2
- Structure2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
- Seat Belts1
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 73 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Lexus Es350 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 73. 7% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★☆☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 2/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 89 complaints about the 2012 Lexus Es350 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lexus Es350 by model year
Other 2012 Lexus models
Newest record on this page: October 28, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted