1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2018 Lexus IS. Owners have filed 9 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 2018 Lexus IS. Check your IS 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 9 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Lexus IS, reporting 1 crashes, 2 injuries. Lexus has issued at least 116 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.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Lexus IS. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“All four (4) door actuators stopped working or work intermittently. This is a known issue with both front and rear driver and passenger doors. Automobile doors will not open.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11575014
“2018 LEXUS IS 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLING WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A U-TURN.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11340152
“Sunroof suddenly exploded while driving on highway, no debris or accident happened. Spontaneous sunroof glass shatter”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11565584
“DRIVING ON 285 EAST IN ATLANTA GA 11/29/2018 WHEN MY LEXUS IS 300 SUNROOF EXPLODED. ALL WINDOWS WERE CLOSED TEMPERATURE WAS 37 DEGREES. IT SOUND LIKE A GUN WENT OFF. GLASS FELL FROM THE ROOF AND PIECE OF THE GLASS WENT IN MY LEFT EYE. I MADE APPOINTMENT FOR THE EYE DOCTOR FOR 11/30/2018”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11154859
“The contact owns a 2018 Lexus IS300. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle felt sluggish. The contact then heard an abnormal cranking noise underneath the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11492601
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 Lexus IS 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.