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Lexus Rx350 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 12 recall campaigns for the Lexus Rx350, across 10 model years from 2007 to 2019. The 2019 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (1).

Lexus Rx350 years to avoid by our method: 2010 (2.6× the median year).

Model years
10

2007–2019, with a recall

Recall campaigns
12
Most recalls
2019

3 recalls

Owner complaints
808

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 808 complaints with NHTSA about the Lexus Rx350 across 17 model years; the most, 167, concern the 2007.

Owners marked a crash on 129 of the Lexus Rx350 complaints (16%) and a fire on 21.

Across all Lexus Rx350 model years, owners name the vehicle speed control most often (at least 117 complaints), then the engine (107).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lexus Rx350 in 2018: 101, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Lexus Rx350 is fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest Lexus Rx350 recall, 21V043000, was reported on February 3, 2021 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2008, 2009 and 2014 Lexus Rx350, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Lexus Rx350 years to avoid

The 2010 Lexus Rx350 stands out most: 58 complaints between 2009 and 2013, 40% of them naming the vehicle speed control.

The best-measured Lexus Rx350 years are 2022 (0.3×), 2014 (0.4×) and 2011 (0.6×).

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 Rx350, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202304—not ranked
202201010
0.3×
2021011not ranked
2020077not ranked
201933131
1.2×
201811818
0.7×
201734637
1.3×
201635844
1.6×
201514227
1.0×
201401510
0.4×
20131297not ranked
201213318
0.8×
201113013
0.6×
2010avoid19458
2.6×
200909728
1.8×
2008012623
1.0×
2007116740
1.4×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lexus Rx350 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Lexus Rx350

  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP5
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE2
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP1
  • AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1

Lexus Rx350 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Lexus Rx350 recall campaign (12)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Lexus Rx350, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
21V043000February 3, 2021fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap2019crash and fire1,081
20V682000November 4, 2020fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2017, 2019crash1,525,742
20V012000January 13, 2020fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2017–2019crash1,830,752
18V211000April 3, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum2017crash6,046
18V085000January 31, 2018air bags: side/window2016crash and injury48,672
16V198000April 7, 2016service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip2016crash16,656
16V053000February 1, 2016air bags: knee bolster2016crash and injury5,072
14V576000September 19, 2014fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2015fire15,872
14V054000February 12, 2014service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2012–2013crash261,114
12V305000June 29, 2012vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2010crash, injury and death164,601
11V377000July 26, 2011service brakes, hydraulic2011crash32
11V112000February 24, 2011vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2007crash769,379

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lexus Rx350. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: July 8, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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