{"id":"2017_lexus_rc_f","make":"Lexus","make_slug":"lexus","model":"RC F","model_slug":"rc-f","year":2017,"url":"/lexus/rc-f/2017/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":38191,"model":"RC F","pt":"gas","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":8,"displ":5.0,"eng":"SIDI & PFI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":16,"hwy":25,"comb":19,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Subcompact Cars","co2":465,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":4100,"save_spend":-9250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2016"}],"vclass":"Subcompact Cars","segment":"Compact car","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"18V107000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2018-02-14","owner_notified":"2018-04-05","units":9905,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Lexus GS F, 2018 LC500, and 2015-2018 Lexus RC F vehicles, equipped with 5.0L V8 2UR-GSE engines with two high pressure fuel pumps.  Specific operating conditions may result in damage to the pulsation damper in one of the high pressure fuel pumps, possibly causing a fatigue crack in the fuel pump cover.","consequence":"A cracked cover may leak fuel, which, in the presence of an ignition source, can increase the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure fuel pumps, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin April 2, 2018.  Owners may contact Lexus customer service 1-800-255-3987.  Toyota's numbers for this recall are J2B and JLB.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"J2B/JLB","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":85,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":1,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",1]],"by_year":{"2017":1},"excerpts":[]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA21002","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","opened":"2021-09-17","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture","summary":"From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (\"PSAN\") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a \"desiccant\" (a substa"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":19,"ncap":null,"complaints":1},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}