NHTSA Safety Recalls
Lexus Es350 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 12 recall campaigns for the Lexus Es350, across 12 model years from 2007 to 2018. The 2010 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2017 (1).
Lexus Es350 years to avoid by our method: 2007 (9.4× the median year) and 2008 (3.1× the median year).
- Model years
- 12
- Recall campaigns
- 12
- Most recalls
- 2010
- Owner complaints
- 1,365
2007–2018, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,365 complaints with NHTSA about the Lexus Es350 across 17 model years; the most, 465, concern the 2007.
Owners marked a crash on 144 of the Lexus Es350 complaints (11%) and a fire on 10.
Across all Lexus Es350 model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 803 complaints), then the vehicle speed control (209).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lexus Es350 in 2017: 539, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Lexus Es350 is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 20 model-year listings.
The newest Lexus Es350 recall, 20V682000, was reported on November 4, 2020 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.
Lexus Es350 years to avoid
The 2007 Lexus Es350 stands out most: 195 complaints between 2006 and 2010, 41% of them naming the air bags.
The 2007 also carries 5 recalls, against a median of 3 for the ranked Lexus Es350 years.
The best-measured Lexus Es350 years are 2015 (0.5×), 2013 (0.7×) and 2016 (0.7×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 0.8× |
| 2016 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 0.7× |
| 2015 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 0.5× |
| 2014 | 1 | 16 | 8 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 0.7× |
| 2012 | 3 | 89 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 3 | 153 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 5 | 137 | 20 | 1.2× |
| 2009 | 5 | 145 | 39 | 3.5× |
| 2008avoid | 5 | 255 | 54 | 3.1× |
| 2007avoid | 5 | 465 | 195 | 9.4× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lexus Es350 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Lexus Es350
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE20
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL4
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING3
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2
- EQUIPMENT2
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
Lexus Es350 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Lexus Es350 recall campaign (12)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20V682000November 4, 2020 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2018 | crash | 1,525,742 |
| 20V012000January 13, 2020 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2018 | crash | 1,830,752 |
| 19V741000October 17, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2007–2012 | injury and death | 928,220 |
| 19V005000January 9, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2010–2012 | injury and death | 1,299,448 |
| 18V024000January 9, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2010 | injury and death | 628,018 |
| 17V415000June 29, 2017 | steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 2017 | crash | 1,761 |
| 17V006000January 9, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2007–2009, 2012 | injury and death | 577,875 |
| 16V340000May 23, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2007–2011 | injury and death | 1,754,517 |
| 16V198000April 7, 2016 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 2016 | crash | 16,656 |
| 15V728000November 3, 2015 | forward collision avoidance: crash imminent braking | 2013–2015 | crash | 30,812 |
| 09V388000October 5, 2009 | vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 2007–2010 | crash, injury and death | 4,445,056 |
| 07E082000 | equipment | 2007–2008 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lexus Es350. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: June 8, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted