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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Lexus Rx350 Recalls

The 2018 Lexus Rx350 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 13, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Lexus Rx350. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
18

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2018 Lexus Rx350, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2018 Lexus Rx350

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 2017, 2019 Rx350, 21 other models

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

2018 Lexus Rx350 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2018 Lexus Rx350, the newest on April 23, 2021. Of these, 3 describe a crash (17%); owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2018 Lexus Rx350, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (33%), followed by the power train (22%) and the engine (17%).

The 2018 Lexus Rx350's only recall does not concern the fuel/propulsion system.

Where 2018 Lexus Rx350 owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 12,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel/Propulsion System6
  • Power Train4
  • Unknown Or Other4
  • Engine3
  • Service Brakes3
  • Vehicle Speed Control3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 Lexus Rx350 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20182
20193
202012
20211

Complaints about the 2018 Lexus Rx350 peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 12. 100% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Lexus Rx350 drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Lexus Rx350 year in the same window: 10th 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 18 complaints about the 2018 Lexus Rx350 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Lexus Rx350 by model year

Other 2018 Lexus models

Newest record on this page: April 23, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted