NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Lexus ES Recalls
The 2021 Lexus ES has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 20, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Lexus ES. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 28
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2021 Lexus ES, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2021 Lexus ES
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 23V865000
- Reported
- December 20, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 999,901
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020 ES, 10 other models
2021 Lexus ES complaints by year
NHTSA has received 28 owner complaints about the 2021 Lexus ES, the newest on July 29, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 Lexus ES, the component group named most often is the air bags (89%), followed by the steering (7%) and the service brakes (4%).
The 2021 Lexus ES's only recall also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags25
- Steering2
- Service Brakes1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2023 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 14 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2021 Lexus ES peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 14. 46% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 28 complaints about the 2021 Lexus ES are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lexus ES by model year
Other 2021 Lexus models
Newest record on this page: July 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted