Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
EA21002
Still open engineering analysis · opened September 17, 2021 · the air bags
NHTSA safety record
Lexus
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Lexus, model years 2010 to 2026.
88
Vehicles
2,660
Complaints
116
Recalls
25
Fires
3
Deaths
88Lexus year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 2,660 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the air bags than any other system: 785 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2011 ES350, with 153.
NHTSA holds 116 recall campaigns naming Lexus vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 1 defect investigation into these vehicles is open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 3 of these 88 vehicles.
Most complained-about Lexus models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Lexus
The systems named most often across every Lexus complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- AIR BAGS 785
- SERVICE BRAKES 320
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 286
- ENGINE 248
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 214
Open investigations (1)
NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.
Most recent Lexus recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Lexus, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
26V437000 · July 8, 2026
A broken rear axle carrier can cause a sudden loss of vehicle stability and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 5,408 vehicles
Pages 2026 TX
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM
26V393000 · June 18, 2026
An unexpected loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 20,991 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
26V341000 · May 27, 2026
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as engine coolant temperature or electrical charge increases the risk of a crash or injury.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 81,893 vehicles
Pages 2024 GX
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
26V222000 · April 8, 2026
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 9,139 vehicles
SEATS
26V180000 · March 24, 2026
Incorrect detection of an occupant may result in improper air bag deployment during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 15,264 vehicles
Pages 2023 LX
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
26V179000 · March 24, 2026
A vehicle with an incorrect maximum capacity weight value may be overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 8,230 vehicles
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
26V162000 · March 18, 2026
A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 144,200 vehicles
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
26V094000 · February 18, 2026
A damaged transmission can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, a damaged transmission can leak transmission fluid, increasing the risk of a fire.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 4,374 vehicles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
25V767000 · November 6, 2025
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 126,691 vehicles
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
25V744000 · October 30, 2025
A rearview camera that fails to display an image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 1,024,407 vehicles
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every Lexus page on this site
88 vehicles across 29 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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