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Lexus RX350

Every Lexus RX350 model year on file, 2004 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years808163 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years202004 to 2023
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,721Summed across model years
By model year

The 2007 model year drew the most complaints, 167, 21% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0501001502002004200616720082010201220142016201820202023
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Lexus RX350 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
135
Speed control
128
Structure
96
Steering
83
Brakes
82
Airbags
81
Electrical system
75
Powertrain
67
Fuel system
64
Visibility and wipers
37
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Lexus RX350 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Lexus RX350 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2023SUV425.0201015
2022SUV1020.0440049
2021SUV10.031086
2020SUV70.0251087
2019SUV316.57430112
2018SUV1816.74310132
2017SUV4626.19030165
2016SUV5820.714230190
2015SUV4221.49210170
2014SUV1540.03400225
2013SUV2920.79110265
2012SUV3345.511410221
2011SUV3056.79810215
2010SUV9433.026510229
2009SUV979.344100160
2008SUV12614.321700157
2007SUV16712.024911149
2006Not decoded0NoneNone1135
2005Not decoded0NoneNone1130
2004Not decoded0NoneNone1129
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus RX350

  • 23V-480 Jul 12, 2023
    Electrical connection inside the steering column's spiral cable assembly may be insufficiently welded, causing the connection to separate and…
    Airbags · 153k vehicles
  • 21V-043 Feb 3, 2021
    Transport hook may not have been removed prior to sale
    Fuel system · 1,081 vehicles
  • 20V-682 Nov 4, 2020
    Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 1.53M vehicles
  • 20V-012 Jan 13, 2020
    On March 4, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include certain 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser, 2018 Avalon, Corolla, 2014 FJ Cruiser,…
    Fuel system · 1.83M vehicles
  • 18V-211 Apr 3, 2018
    During the manufacturing process, the oil galley in the rotor for the brake booster vacuum pump assembly may have been improperly machined…
    Brakes · 6,046 vehicles
  • 18V-085 Jan 31, 2018
    Air bag pressure sensors and/or the acceleration sensors may fail causing the side/curtain shield air bags and/or the front air bags to not deploy…
    Airbags · 49k vehicles
  • 16V-198 Apr 7, 2016
    These vehicles are equipped with an ABS actuator that may have a damaged O-ring which could result in improper brake fluid pressure control during…
    Stability and traction control · 17k vehicles
  • 16V-053 Feb 1, 2016
    Due to an improper weld, the gas needed to inflate the driver's knee air bag may escape from the inflator
    Airbags · 5,072 vehicles
  • 14V-576 Sep 19, 2014
    Fuel may leak from the one of the fuel delivery pipes in the engine compartment
    Fuel system · 16k vehicles
  • 14V-054 Feb 12, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the brake system contains a brake actuator that adjusts the fluid pressure of each wheel cylinder
    Stability and traction control · 261k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.