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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Lexus Rx450h Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Lexus Rx450h, across 1 model year from 2016 to 2016.

Model years
1

2016–2016, with a recall

Recall campaigns
2
Most recalls
2016

2 recalls

Owner complaints
14

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA about the Lexus Rx450h across 2 model years; the most, 13, concern the 2010.

Owners marked a crash on 3 of the Lexus Rx450h complaints (21%) and a fire on 0.

Across all Lexus Rx450h model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 3 complaints), then the electrical system (3).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lexus Rx450h in 2013: 2, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Lexus Rx450h is air bags: knee bolster, in 1 model-year listing.

The newest Lexus Rx450h recall, 18V085000, was reported on January 31, 2018 and concerns the air bags: side/window.

Lexus Rx450h years to avoid

Too few Lexus Rx450h 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 Rx450h, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202301—not ranked
201620—not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lexus Rx450h years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Lexus Rx450h

  • AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER1
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1

Lexus Rx450h model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Lexus Rx450h recall campaign (2)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Lexus Rx450h, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
18V085000January 31, 2018air bags: side/window2016crash and injury48,672
16V053000February 1, 2016air bags: knee bolster2016crash and injury5,072

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lexus Rx450h. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: June 26, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted