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Lexus ES

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All Recalls

1 campaign
1 recall 1 critical💥 1 crash risk
Model year
Airbag
Oct 4, 2019
2458 days ago

Your driver knee airbag may not deploy in a crash, leaving your legs unprotected.

Affected: AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER · 2019
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Lexus ES vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with a driver knee air bag assembly mounted to the lower instrument panel (IP) that may have been improperly installed, possibly affecting the deployment of the knee air bag in the event of a crash.

Consequence

In the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury if the knee air bag does not deploy properly.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver knee air bag assembly, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 8, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are KLD and KLE.

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Full analysis: how to read the Lexus ES recall history
Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Lexus ES recall history

The Lexus ES currently has 1 recall campaign indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall category for the ES in our dataset is air bag (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used ES: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2019. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular ES is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific ES has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used ESbefore buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Lexus or any U.S. government agency.

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