Toyota Lexus ES350 (2012) Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury
Toyota is recalling 2012 Lexus ES350 vehicles with potential air bag inflator rupture causing serious injury or death. Owners must contact Toyota or Pontiac for free air bag replacement.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What happened, in plain English
Toyota is recalling 2012 Lexus ES350 vehicles due to a risk that air bag inflators could rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death. Affected vehicles were sold in specific U.S. states and territories between 2006 and 2012. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1251903-toyota-lexus-es350-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1251903-toyota-lexus-es350-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious · Updated October 7, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #17V006000
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“Toyota Lexus ES350 (2012) Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1251903-toyota-lexus-es350-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious. Based on NHTSA recall #17V006000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=17V006000).
Why it’s dangerous
In the event of a crash requiring passenger air bag deployment, the inflator could rupture due to propellant degradation from long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes. This may cause metal fragments to strike occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2012 Lexus ES350 vehicles sold in certain U.S. states and territories are most at risk. The recall covers vehicles registered in specific regions including Alabama, California, Florida, and others.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2012 Lexus ES350 was sold in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, or other specified territories. The recall also applies to vehicles registered in additional states and territories from 2006 to 2012.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Toyota Customer Service
Call 1-800-331-4331 to confirm if your vehicle is affected and schedule air bag replacement.
Get Air Bag Replacement
Toyota will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or assembly at no cost if your vehicle is affected.
What NHTSA says to do
Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 1, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are G0P (Toyota Zone A), G0R (Toyota Zone B), H0A (Toyota Zone C), GLG (Lexus Zone A), GLH (Lexus Zone B) and HLA (Lexus Zone C).
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
2 dated steps over 7 months.
- Recall began
- NHTSA received the defect report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Questions people ask
Is this recall affecting other Toyota models?
Yes, the recall includes other Toyota and Lexus models like the Corolla, Yaris, and IS series from 2006 to 2012, but this notice focuses on the ES350.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #17V006000 (September 1, 2017)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.