1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2014 Lexus ES350. Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Lexus dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2014 Lexus ES350. Check your ES350 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 16 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Lexus ES350, reporting 4 crashes, 1 injuries. Lexus has issued at least 209 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Lexus ES350. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH BRAKING PROBLEMS. THREE EPISODES. THE FIRST EPISODE WAS A COMPLAINT TO THE DEALER WITH DOCUMENTATION IN THE CAR'S SERVICE RECORD. THE SECOND OF WHICH WAS WORKED-UP FOR ONE WEEK BY THE DEALER WITH NO ANSWERS.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11404485
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 61 MPH, HE HIT A DEER. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS HIS FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED HE SAW SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPART HOWEVER, NO FIRE WAS SEEN.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11321098
“I EXPERIENCED A LOW SPEED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF MY 2014 LEXUS ES350 FOR THE FIRST TIME ON DECEMBER 22, 2015. I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING PLACE WHERE I LIVE AS I HAVE DONE HUNDREDS OF TIMES.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10851024
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 LEXUS ES350. WHILE MAKING A U TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A FENCE AND A TREE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10683863
“I PURCHASED MY 2015 LEXUS ES350 ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH, 2014.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10661446
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2014 Lexus ES350 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Lexus dealer.