Recall Register

2016 Lexus RX350: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2016 Lexus RX350. The newest campaign is 18V085000. NHTSA received the report on 31 Jan 2018. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 18V085000, in the NHTSA record

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensors as necessary based on their serial numbers, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 12, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are JLA, J0F.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 70,400 units in total.

  1. 18V085000Received . 48,672 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Toyota Prius and Lexus RX 350, RX 350 F Sport, RX 450h F Sport and RX 450h vehicles and 2015-2016 Lexus NX 200T, NX Turbo and NX 300h vehicles. The air bag pressure sensors and/or the acceleration sensors may fail causing the side/curtain shield air bags and/or the front air bags to not deploy in the event of a crash.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the air bags fail to deploy in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensors as necessary based on their serial numbers, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 12, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are JLA, J0F.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number JLA, J0F. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 16V198000Received . 16,656 units.

    Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured October 30, 2015, to February 3, 2016, 2016 Lexus RX350 vehicles manufactured October 26, 2015, to February 8, 2016, and 2016 Lexus ES350 vehicles manufactured September 1, 2015, to February 29, 2016. These vehicles are equipped with an ABS actuator that may have a damaged O-ring which could result in improper brake fluid pressure control during ABS, Traction Control, or Stability Control activation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Insufficient brake fluid pressure may cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 4, 2016, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G0I, GLC.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number G0I, GLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 16V053000Received . 5,072 units.

    Air Bags / Knee Bolster

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Lexus RX350 and RX450h vehicles manufactured November 16, 2015, to December 23, 2015. Due to an improper weld, the gas needed to inflate the driver's knee air bag may escape from the inflator.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A defective inflator may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the knee air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began March 7, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is GLA.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number GLA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20041
  2. 20051
  3. 20061
  4. 20071
  5. 20080
  6. 20090
  7. 20101
  8. 20111
  9. 20121
  10. 20131
  11. 20151
  12. 20163
  13. 20173
  14. 20181
  15. 20193
  16. 20201
  17. 20211
  18. 20231

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Lexus RX350: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/lexus/rx350/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Lexus RX350?
70,400 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Lexus RX350 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 13 recall campaigns for the Lexus RX350, model years 2004 to 2023. 3 of them name the 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Lexus RX350 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.