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Lexus ES350

Routine recalls1 campaign, none flagged critical.
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All Recalls

1 campaign
1 recall💥 1 crash risk
Model year
Steering
Jun 29, 2017
3324 days ago

Your right-side tie rod can separate and cause you to lose steering control.

Affected: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY · 2017
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2017 Lexus ES350 vehicles. The right-hand side tie rod lock nut may loosen over time.

Consequence

If the lock nut loosens, the tie rod may separate causing a loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the lock nut and, if it is found loose, replace the lock nut, steering gear assembly, and tie rod assembly, free of charge. The recall began on July 26, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is HLC.

Full analysis: how to read the Lexus ES350 recall history
Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Lexus ES350 recall history

The Lexus ES350 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 ES350 in our dataset is steering (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used ES350: 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 2017. 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 ES350 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 ES350 has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used ES350before 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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