Lexus ES350 Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns covering at least one Lexus ES350 model year (2007–2020). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Lexus ES350 recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 2009–2020
Campaign	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
20V682000 Fuel pump	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered
20V012000 Fuel pump	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered
19V741000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
19V005000 Air bag	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
18V024000 Air bag	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
17V415000 Steering	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
17V006000 Air bag	covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
16V340000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
16V198000 Brake	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
15V728000 Forward collision avoidance	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
09V388000 Vehicle speed control	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 11 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2018, 2019, 2020 Lexus ES350. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 20V682000 Filed Nov 4, 2020

Fuel Pump May Fail

Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump

92.2% repairedof 1,525,742 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 20V682000

Listed for 2018, 2019 Lexus ES350. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 20V012000 Filed Jan 13, 2020

Fuel Pump May Fail

Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump

91.8% repairedof 1,830,752 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 20V012000

Listed for 2007–2012 Lexus ES350. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V741000 Filed Oct 17, 2019

Frontal Air Bag Inflators May Explode

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

72.6% repairedof 928,220 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V741000

Listed for 2010, 2011, 2012 Lexus ES350. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V005000 Filed Jan 9, 2019

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

90.9% repairedof 1,299,448 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V005000

Listed for 2009, 2010 Lexus ES350. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 18V024000 Filed Jan 9, 2018

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

89% repairedof 628,018 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 18V024000

Listed for 2017 Lexus ES350. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 17V415000 Filed Jun 29, 2017

Loose Lock Nut May Cause Tie Rod Separation

Steering · linkages · tie rod assembly

94.2% repairedof 1,761 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 17V415000

Listed for 2007–2012 Lexus ES350. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 17V006000 Filed Jan 9, 2017

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

88.6% repairedof 577,875 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 17V006000

Listed for 2007–2011 Lexus ES350. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 16V340000 Filed May 23, 2016

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

87.7% repairedof 1,754,517 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V340000

Listed for 2016 Lexus ES350. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 16V198000 Filed Apr 7, 2016

Brake Actuator may have a Damaged O-Ring/FMVSS126

Electronic stability control (esc)

90.6% repairedof 16,656 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V198000

Listed for 2013, 2014, 2015 Lexus ES350. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 15V728000 Filed Nov 3, 2015

Unexpected Braking due to Pre-Collision System

Forward collision avoidance · crash imminent braking

83.7% repairedof 30,812 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 15V728000

Listed for 2007–2010 Lexus ES350. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 09V388000 Filed Oct 5, 2009

PEDAL ENTRAPMENT

Vehicle speed control · accelerator pedal

Repair progress not yet reported4,445,056 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 09V388000

Where to next

Lexus ES350 problems by yearModel overview →Which ES350 years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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