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2016 Lexus Es350 Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Serious

27 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.15 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious16V198000

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Insufficient brake fluid pressure may cause a loss of vehicle control, raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

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.

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."

Complaint volume

27 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

2Crashes
0Fires
0Injuries
0Deaths

Across 27 complaints. Severity Index 0.15.

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

Unknown Or Other8 · 30%Service Brakes3 · 11%Vehicle Speed Control2 · 7%Electrical System2 · 7%Engine2 · 7%Air Bags2 · 7%Equipment · Electrical · …1 · 4%Forward Collision Avoidan…1 · 4%
  1. Unknown Or Other — 8 reports
  2. Service Brakes — 3 reports
  3. Vehicle Speed Control — 2 reports
  4. Electrical System — 2 reports
  5. Engine — 2 reports
  6. Air Bags — 2 reports
  7. Equipment:Electrical:Navigational System(Global Positioning System) — 1 reports
  8. Forward Collision Avoidance — 1 reports
  9. Fuel/Propulsion System — 1 reports
  10. Electronic Stability Control (Esc) — 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 (1) · 2015 (1) · 2016 · 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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