NHTSA Safety Recalls
Lexus LS Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Lexus LS, across 5 model years from 2000 to 2021. The 2018 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2021 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2018
- Owner complaints
- 205
2000–2021, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 205 complaints with NHTSA about the Lexus LS across 22 model years; the most, 45, concern the 2007.
Owners marked a crash on 14 of the Lexus LS complaints (7%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Lexus LS model years, owners name the service brakes most often (at least 56 complaints), then the engine (22).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lexus LS in 2020: 28, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Lexus LS is air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest Lexus LS recall, 24V275000, was reported on April 17, 2024 and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Lexus LS, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Lexus LS years to avoid
Too few Lexus LS 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 2 | 15 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 0 | 6 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 0 | 8 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 0 | 13 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 0 | 43 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 0 | 45 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2006 | 0 | 17 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 0 | 8 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 0 | 7 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lexus LS years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Lexus LS
- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER3
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2
- TIRES:SIDEWALL1
Lexus LS model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Lexus LS recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V275000April 17, 2024 | air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger | 2018–2019, 2021 | crash and injury | 509 |
| 19V134000February 27, 2019 | tires: sidewall | 2018 | crash | 6,296 |
| 06E056000 | fuel system, gasoline | 2000–2001 | fire | — |
| 09E012000 | exterior lighting | 2000–2001 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lexus LS. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted