1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2012 Lexus RX350. Owners have filed 33 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 2012 Lexus RX350. Check your RX350 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 33 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Lexus RX350, reporting 11 crashes, 2 fires, 13 injuries. Lexus has issued at least 221 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 33 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Lexus RX350. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“THE CFEI (CERTIFIED FIRE & EXPLOSION INVESTIGATOR) FIRE LIEUTENANT/INVESTIGATOR WITH THE CITY OF FT.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11337569
“I WAS BROADSIDED ON MY DRIVERS DOOR AND NOT 1 AIRBAG WENT OFF. THE OFFICER SAID SHE WAS DRIVING AT LEAST 40MPH. I HAD LEFT THE STOP SIGN TO MAKE MY LEFT HAND TURN WHEN IT OCCURED. MY CAR WAS TOTALED”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11297031
“I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2013 LEXUS RX350. ON AUGUST 14, 2019 AS I WAS PARKING MY CAR AND ROLLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, WITH MY FOOT ONLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11268446
“BOTH WHEELS ARE NOT STOPPING AT THE SAME TIME. THE CAR HAS A SLIGHT JUMP FORWARD WHEN YOU EXPECT TO BE TOTALLY STOPPED. THE CAR HAS NEW FRONT AND BACK BRAKES.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11182086
“JULY 11TH 2017 AT AROUND 220PM PST, THE LEXUS RX350 2012, EXPERIENCE A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE. EARLIER THAT WEEK I NOTICED ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY, WHERE IT WOULD TAKE ONE OR MORE PUSHES TO THE START BUTTON FOR THE CAR TO TURN ON.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11010062
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2012 Lexus RX350 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.