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The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.","consequence":"Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed June 5, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26LB05 and 26LA05.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"26LB05/26LA05","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V615000","component":"TIRES","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2022-08-10","owner_notified":"2022-09-28","units":13,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Lexus) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Lexus RC F vehicles.  The tire information label does not list the vehicle's weight capacity.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, \"Tire Selection and Rims.\"","consequence":"The vehicle can be overloaded without the weight capacity information, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the tire information label, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 25, 2022.  Owners may contact Lexus' customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Lexus' number for this recall is 22LA03.","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.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"22LB03","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":1,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Fuel/Propulsion System",1]],"by_year":{"2026":1},"excerpts":[["2026-07-14","Fuel/Propulsion System","On March 26, 2026 my vehicle was towed to dealership and diagnosed with a bad fuel pump. On April 8 it was recalled for this pump. It has been sitting at the dealership since then, almost 4 months, with Lexus claiming they do not know when they can fix it due to the recall. This complaint is because the vehicle is not \u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":25,"ncap":null,"complaints":1},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 02:56 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}