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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2017 Lexus Rx350 Recalls

The 2017 Lexus Rx350 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 4, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Lexus Rx350. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
46

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
12

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2017 Lexus Rx350, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2017 Lexus Rx350

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
20V682000
Reported
November 4, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 1,525,742
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2019 Rx350, 19 other models

20V682000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
20V012000
Reported
January 13, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 1,830,752
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2018–2019 Rx350, 21 other models

20V012000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum

Campaign
18V211000
Reported
April 3, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 6,046
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 4 other models

18V211000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2017 Lexus Rx350 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 46 owner complaints about the 2017 Lexus Rx350, the newest on March 21, 2023. Of these, 12 describe a crash (26%); owners reported 2 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2017 Lexus Rx350, the component group named most often is the service brakes (20%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (17%) and the engine (13%).

None of the 2017 Lexus Rx350's 3 recalls concerns the service brakes.

Where 2017 Lexus Rx350 owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 9,200 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes9
  • Fuel/Propulsion System8
  • Unknown Or Other8
  • Engine6
  • Power Train6
  • Vehicle Speed Control6

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2017 Lexus Rx350 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20176
201823
20195
20203
20217
20221
20231

Complaints about the 2017 Lexus Rx350 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 23. 80% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Lexus Rx350 drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Lexus Rx350 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 13 ranked years.

Lexus Rx350 years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 46 complaints about the 2017 Lexus Rx350 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Lexus Rx350 by model year

Other 2017 Lexus models

Newest record on this page: March 21, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted