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Lexus IS recall history

Comprehensive recall and complaint data for the Lexus IS, sourced from official National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) records.

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At a Glance

Total Recalls 16
Total Complaints 754
Years Covered 1999–2025

Stats focus on model years from 1960 onwards. Earlier years appear in the detailed table below where data exists.

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Key Takeaways

A quick scan of where recalls and complaints concentrate for the Lexus IS, based on aggregated NHTSA counts and campaign metadata.

Recall Themes

Instead of listing long campaign narratives, this groups recall campaigns into a few recurring areas. Each theme links back to official notices as evidence.

Fuel and emissions

2 campaigns · Years: 2006–2009

These campaigns relate to fuel delivery or emissions components where leaks or failures can raise safety risk.

Official notices (evidence):
  • 11V029000 · Fuel system, gasoline: Delivery
  • 07V545000 · Fuel system, gasoline: Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Airbags

1 campaign · Years: 2006

These campaigns relate to airbag system components and deployment/airbag readiness issues.

Official notices (evidence):

Brakes

1 campaign · Years: 2006

These campaigns relate to braking system components that can affect stopping performance or warning behavior.

Official notices (evidence):
  • 10V499000 · Service brakes, hydraulic: Master cylinder

Engine and cooling

1 campaign · Years: 2006–2008

These campaigns relate to engine or cooling components where failures can lead to stalling or overheating risk.

Official notices (evidence):

Other

1 campaign · Years: 2006–2010

These campaigns do not fit a single dominant theme, or the component taxonomy is broad.

Official notices (evidence):
  • 09V388000 · Vehicle speed control: Accelerator pedal

Seats and restraints

1 campaign · Years: 2006

These campaigns relate to seats, belts, airbags restraint integration, or child restraint anchoring components.

Official notices (evidence):

Most Reported Issues

Across all model years, the most frequently reported areas for the Lexus IS in NHTSA complaint data are Air bags, Structure, Visibility/wiper.

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Year-by-Year Overview

Each row shows how often this model appears in NHTSA recalls and consumer complaints for a given model year. These are counts of campaigns and complaints, not risk predictions.

Model Year Recalls Complaints Details
2025 0 1 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Structure.
2024 0 1 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Visibility.
2023 0 2 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Power train, Visibility:sun/moon roof assembly.
2022 0 6 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Fuel/propulsion system, Engine, Power train.
2021 0 2 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
2020 0 1 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Suspension.
2019 0 2 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Visibility/wiper.
2018 0 3 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch, Engine.
2017 0 9 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Fuel/propulsion system, Steering, Electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash.
2016 0 1 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Fuel/propulsion system.
2015 0 14 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Electrical system, Steering, Tires.
2014 0 12 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Engine, Electrical system, Fuel/propulsion system.
2013 0 12 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Visibility/wiper, Engine, Air bags.
2012 0 23 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Air bags, Service brakes, Vehicle speed control.
2011 0 15 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Air bags, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system.
2010 1 46 Both recalls and complaints recorded.
Top complaint areas: Air bags, Vehicle speed control, Engine.
2009 2 54 Both recalls and complaints recorded.
Top complaint areas: Vehicle speed control, Visibility/wiper, Air bags.
2008 3 143 Both recalls and complaints recorded.
Top complaint areas: Engine, Air bags, Structure.
2007 3 164 Both recalls and complaints recorded.
Top complaint areas: Structure, Air bags, Visibility/wiper.
2006 7 181 Both recalls and complaints recorded.
Top complaint areas: Structure, Air bags, Visibility/wiper.
2005 0 13 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Structure, Power train:clutch assembly, Service brakes, hydraulic.
2004 0 12 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Air bags, Structure, Wheels.
2003 0 18 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Air bags, Engine, Structure:body.
2002 0 17 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Structure, Tires, Air bags.
2001 0 1 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:radiator assembly.
1999 0 1 Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.

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Recall Evidence by Year

A compact evidence view of recall campaigns that include this model. The default text is an original summary line, with official notice text available on demand.

Most common areas involved: Vehicle speed control , Fuel system and Engine and engine cooling

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2010

  • Vehicle speed control: Accelerator pedal: Safety recall involving the vehicle speed control area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (09V388000) →
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    Summary: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004-2010 passenger vehicles. The accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat.

2009

  • Vehicle speed control: Accelerator pedal: Safety recall involving the vehicle speed control area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (09V388000) →
    Show official notice text
    Summary: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004-2010 passenger vehicles. The accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat.
  • Fuel system, gasoline: Delivery: Safety recall involving the fuel system area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (11V029000) →
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    Summary: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 lexus is and model year 2006-2007 lexus gs vehicles. Due to insufficient tightening of the fuel pressure sensor connected to an engine fuel delivery pipe with nickel phosphorus plating, there is a possibility that, over time, the pressure sensor co

2008

  • Engine and engine cooling: Safety recall involving the engine and engine cooling area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (09V020000) →
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    Summary: Toyota is recalling 214,570 my 2006-2008 lexus is, my 2006-2007 gs and my 2007-2008 ls passenger vehicles equipped with aluminum fuel delivery pipes (fuel rails). Ethanol fuels with a low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails. As this condition progresses, the engin
  • Vehicle speed control: Accelerator pedal: Safety recall involving the vehicle speed control area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (09V388000) →
    Show official notice text
    Summary: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004-2010 passenger vehicles. The accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat.
  • Fuel system, gasoline: Delivery: Safety recall involving the fuel system area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (11V029000) →
    Show official notice text
    Summary: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 lexus is and model year 2006-2007 lexus gs vehicles. Due to insufficient tightening of the fuel pressure sensor connected to an engine fuel delivery pipe with nickel phosphorus plating, there is a possibility that, over time, the pressure sensor co

2007

  • Engine and engine cooling: Safety recall involving the engine and engine cooling area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (09V020000) →
    Show official notice text
    Summary: Toyota is recalling 214,570 my 2006-2008 lexus is, my 2006-2007 gs and my 2007-2008 ls passenger vehicles equipped with aluminum fuel delivery pipes (fuel rails). Ethanol fuels with a low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails. As this condition progresses, the engin
  • Vehicle speed control: Accelerator pedal: Safety recall involving the vehicle speed control area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (09V388000) →
    Show official notice text
    Summary: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004-2010 passenger vehicles. The accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat.
  • Fuel system, gasoline: Delivery: Safety recall involving the fuel system area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (11V029000) →
    Show official notice text
    Summary: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 lexus is and model year 2006-2007 lexus gs vehicles. Due to insufficient tightening of the fuel pressure sensor connected to an engine fuel delivery pipe with nickel phosphorus plating, there is a possibility that, over time, the pressure sensor co

2006

  • Air bags: Safety recall involving the air bags area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (06V096000) →
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    Summary: On certain vehicles, due to improper assembly of the air bag inflator, which is used in the side air bag, the curtain shield air bag, and the knee air bag assembly, some inflators were produced with an insufficient amount of the heating agents necessary for proper air bag deployment. In this cond
  • Seat belts: Front: Safety recall involving the seat belts area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (06V121000) →
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    Summary: On certain passenger vehicles, if the front seat belt retractors (both driver and front passenger) become locked, they may not release due to a component of the emergency locking system. If the seat belt is locked in this condition, the occupant may not be able to properly fasten the seat belt.
  • Fuel system, gasoline: Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings: Safety recall involving the fuel system area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (07V545000) →
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    Summary: On certain vehicles, high stress areas may have been created in two specific fuel pipes located in the engine compartment. Combined with other factors such as the presence of corrosive agents in fuel, a crack may form over time leading to fuel leakage from the fuel line(s).
  • Engine and engine cooling: Safety recall involving the engine and engine cooling area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (09V020000) →
    Show official notice text
    Summary: Toyota is recalling 214,570 my 2006-2008 lexus is, my 2006-2007 gs and my 2007-2008 ls passenger vehicles equipped with aluminum fuel delivery pipes (fuel rails). Ethanol fuels with a low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails. As this condition progresses, the engin
  • Vehicle speed control: Accelerator pedal: Safety recall involving the vehicle speed control area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (09V388000) →
    Show official notice text
    Summary: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004-2010 passenger vehicles. The accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat.
  • Service brakes, hydraulic: Master cylinder: Safety recall involving the service brakes area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (10V499000) →
    Show official notice text
    Summary: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 avalon, model year 2004-2006 highlander, model year 2004-2006 lexus rx, and model year 2006 lexus gs and is vehicles. Brake fluid containing polymers is used that acts as lubricants for certain brake system components. If replacement brake fluid is
  • Fuel system, gasoline: Delivery: Safety recall involving the fuel system area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
    View official NHTSA notice (11V029000) →
    Show official notice text
    Summary: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 lexus is and model year 2006-2007 lexus gs vehicles. Due to insufficient tightening of the fuel pressure sensor connected to an engine fuel delivery pipe with nickel phosphorus plating, there is a possibility that, over time, the pressure sensor co

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