1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2021 Lexus RX. Owners have filed 70 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 2021 Lexus RX. Check your RX 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 70 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Lexus RX, reporting 9 crashes, 9 injuries. Lexus has issued at least 103 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 70 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Lexus RX. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I was at the gas station, in line waiting for one of the three gas pumps to be available. I put my car in reverse to back up and pull around another car in order to go to the open pump in front. When my car was in reverse motion, I stepped on the brake pedal, but the car did not stop.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11684842
“Hit a deer that impacted the passenger side of the vehicle. Passenger seat was occupied, and door had to be pried open by tow truck driver to get passenger out. Entire right side, from the "L" logo to the front fender was destroyed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11628992
“Component or System That Failed: The rear passenger seatbelt on the right side of a 2021 Lexus RX 450h malfunctioned during a collision. It is still in the vehicle, which is available for inspection upon request.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11628849
“1. My SUV locked up when I swerved to avoid hitting a car in front of me. 2. My vehicle wouldn't stop and I had no control over it as it "threw me around" the highway. The only reason it stop was when it collided with another vehicle. 3.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11523165
“Motor Vehicle accident with damage to vehicle front end and drivers side quarter panel. Vehicle was not drivable and required towing service at the scene.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11487212
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2021 Lexus RX 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.