NHTSA Safety Recalls
Lexus Recalls
Lexus has 256 model-year recall listings with NHTSA across 36 models and 2000–2024 model years. The model with the most is the Es350, with 33.
Owners have filed 3,941 complaints with NHTSA about the Lexus model years listed here; the most, 465, concern the 2007 Es350.
2 Lexus models have enough complaint data for a years-to-avoid ranking; 2 of them have at least one year that stands out.
Complaints about Lexus vehicles most often name the air bags (at least 1,159), then the power train (593).
The Lexus model with the most owner complaints is the Es350: 1,347 across 12 model years listed here.
The newest Lexus recall here, 26V222000, was reported on April 8, 2026 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.
Lexus recalls most often concern the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module (81 model-year listings), then the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump (45).
- Models
- 36
- Recall listings
- 256
- Model years
- 2000–2024
- Pages on file
- 131
campaign × model year
year + model
Lexus models, most recalls first
| Model | Recalls | Years covered |
|---|---|---|
| Lexus Es350 | 33 | 2007–2018(12) |
| Lexus Gx460 | 28 | 2010–2019(10) |
| Lexus Is F | 25 | 2008–2014(7) |
| Lexus Lx570 | 20 | 2008–2019(9) |
| Lexus Rx300 | 18 | 2000–2003(4) |
| Lexus Lx470 | 16 | 2000–2007(8) |
| Lexus Rx350 | 16 | 2007–2019(10) |
| Lexus Rx330 | 10 | 2004–2007(4) |
| Lexus Rx400h | 10 | 2005–2008(4) |
| Lexus LS | 8 | 2000–2021(5) |
| Lexus Sc430 | 7 | 2002–2008(7) |
| Lexus RC | 6 | 2015–2020(6) |
| Lexus GS | 5 | 2001–2019(5) |
| Lexus Gx470 | 5 | 2003–2006(4) |
| Lexus Rx350l | 4 | 2018–2019(2) |
| Lexus Es300h | 3 | 2013–2015(3) |
| Lexus Es330 | 3 | 2004–2005(2) |
| Lexus Ls460 | 3 | 2013–2015(3) |
| Lexus Nx Hybrid | 3 | 2024–2024(1) |
| Lexus Rc 350 | 3 | 2015–2019(2) |
| Lexus Rc F | 3 | 2015–2017(3) |
| Lexus ES | 2 | 2020–2021(2) |
| Lexus Es300 | 2 | 2002–2002(1) |
| Lexus Gs450h | 2 | 2007–2008(2) |
| Lexus Gs460 | 2 | 2010–2011(2) |
| Lexus Is200t | 2 | 2017–2017(1) |
| Lexus Ls400 | 2 | 2000–2001(2) |
| Lexus Ls500 | 2 | 2018–2018(1) |
| Lexus Ls600hl | 2 | 2008–2008(1) |
| Lexus NX | 2 | 2022–2022(1) |
| Lexus Nx300 | 2 | 2018–2019(2) |
| Lexus Rx450h | 2 | 2016–2016(1) |
| Lexus Tx Hybrid | 2 | 2024–2024(1) |
| Lexus Nx200 | 1 | 2015–2015(1) |
| Lexus Nx200t | 1 | 2015–2015(1) |
| Lexus Rc 300 | 1 | 2018–2018(1) |
What gets recalled most on Lexus vehicles
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE81
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP45
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL20
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING16
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS9
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW9
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS7
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING6
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5
- STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN5
- VISIBILITY/WIPER4
- VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR4
Lexus years to avoid, by model
- Lexus Es3502007, 2008
- Lexus Rx3502010
Models sold in large numbers over many years collect more recalls and complaints than niche ones.
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted