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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Lexus Is F Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Lexus Is F, across 7 model years from 2008 to 2014. The 2009 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2014 (2).

Model years
7

2008–2014, with a recall

Recall campaigns
8
Most recalls
2009

6 recalls

Owner complaints
21

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 21 complaints with NHTSA about the Lexus Is F across 7 model years; the most, 13, concern the 2008.

Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Lexus Is F complaints (10%) and a fire on 0.

Across all Lexus Is F model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 13 complaints), then the engine (5).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lexus Is F in 2017: 7, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Lexus Is F is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 17 model-year listings.

The newest Lexus Is F recall, 20V012000, was reported on January 13, 2020 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.

Lexus Is F years to avoid

Too few Lexus Is F model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Lexus Is F, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2017011not ranked
2016011not ranked
2014210not ranked
201320—not ranked
201220—not ranked
2011320not ranked
2010520not ranked
2009610not ranked
20085131not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lexus Is F years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Lexus Is F

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE17
  • VISIBILITY/WIPER4
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1

Lexus Is F model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Lexus Is F recall campaign (8)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Lexus Is F, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
20V012000January 13, 2020fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2014crash1,830,752
19V741000October 17, 2019air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2008–2009injury and death928,220
19V005000January 9, 2019air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2014injury and death1,299,448
18V024000January 9, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009–2010, 2013injury and death628,018
17V006000January 9, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2008–2009, 2012injury and death577,875
16V340000May 23, 2016air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2008–2011injury and death1,754,517
14V647000October 15, 2014fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2008–2010fire422,509
13V030000January 30, 2013visibility/wiper2008–2011crash267,718

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lexus Is F. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: August 17, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted