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2014 Lexus Es350 Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Serious

26 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 1.00 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

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Forward Collision Avoidance: Crash Imminent Braking

vehicle that unexpectedly brakes raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain PCS components, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this campaign are F1V and F2E.

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 Lexus ES350 and ES300h vehicles manufactured June 18, 2012 to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a Pre-Collision System (PCS) as optional equipment. In these vehicles, the PCS may unexpectedly activate and apply the brakes when the radar detects a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an object.

Complaint volume

26 this model-year 7 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

11Crashes
0Fires
1Injuries
0Deaths

Across 26 complaints. Severity Index 1.00.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Fuel/Propulsion System3 · 12%Service Brakes3 · 12%Engine3 · 12%Air Bags3 · 12%Structure · Body2 · 8%Electrical System2 · 8%Forward Collision Avoidan…2 · 8%Unknown Or Other2 · 8%
  1. Fuel/Propulsion System — 3 reports
  2. Service Brakes — 3 reports
  3. Engine — 3 reports
  4. Air Bags — 3 reports
  5. Structure:Body — 2 reports
  6. Electrical System — 2 reports
  7. Forward Collision Avoidance — 2 reports
  8. Unknown Or Other — 2 reports
  9. Seats — 1 reports
  10. Vehicle Speed Control — 1 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

2007 (5) · 2008 (5) · 2009 (5) · 2010 (5) · 2011 (3) · 2012 (3) · 2013 (1) · 2014 · 2015 (1) · 2016 (1) · 2017 (1) · 2018 (2) · 2019 (2) · 2020 (1) · 2021 · 2022

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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