1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2018 Lexus RX350. Owners have filed 18 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 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 18 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Lexus RX350, reporting 3 crashes, 2 injuries. Lexus has issued at least 132 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 18 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Lexus RX350. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 95 IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH AFTER SWITCHING INTO LEFT LANE SAW BRAKE LIGHTS AHEAD AND STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL. HEARD SLIGHT POP SOUND, BRAKE PEDAL WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FLOOR. CAR DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11373532
“ON APRIL 15 2020, WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF A SPROUTS SUPERMARKET AT [removed], HOUSTON, TEXAS 77077. THE LEXUS RX350 (2018) FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO A LARGE BUILDING SUPPORT COLUMN WHICH DID SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE LEXUS AND TO THE COLUMN.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11321297
“I GOT INTO ACCIDENT AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED EVEN AT HIGH IMPACT AND OTHE OTHE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11286397
“WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PETAL ONE OF THREE THINGS HAPPEN. 1. NORMAL ACCELERATION WHICH YOU EXPECT AFTER 60 YEARS OF DRIVING AND WHICH WE OBTAIN FROM A 2014 LEXUS RX350 THAT WE OWN. 2. HESITATION OF BETWEEN 1 AND 5 SECONDS BEFORE ACCELERATION BEGINS.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11413511
“BRIDGESTONE TIRES, TX8A EC1, SIZE P235/55R20, ARE 2 YEARS OLD WITH JUST OVER 14000 MILES, AND ALL TIRE THREAD IS GONE. LOCAL TIRE STORE TELLS ME THAT THEY MUST BE REPLACED AND HE SUSPECTS MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. TIRES WERE ROTATED BY LEXUS AT 5000 MILES AND 10000 MILES.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11366406
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Not every 2018 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.