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Lexus ES: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA

Lexus reported 1,168 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Lexus ES, model years 2001–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.

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1,168 incidents reported
27 deaths, as claimed
1,399 injuries, as claimed
2001–2025 model years named

By model year

Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports
Model yearIncidentsKilledInjuredBuiltPer 100,000 built
2001102——
200215116——
2003423——
200432134——
200552062——
200627027——
2007895112——
2008955112——
200947149——
201054172——
201150154——
201230035——
20131243152——
2014820100——
201563377——
201667084——
20175807453,835108
20184615441,281111
20197008461,961113
20203113837,99582
20214315746,78292
20223103642,45573
20231802231,86056
20242612842,70461
20251301559,49622

The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.

By the system the claimant named

Source: as the manufacturer reported it
System namedIncidentsKilled
Air Bags4993
Vehicle Speed Control39016
Service Brake System2163
Other931
Forward Collision611
Seats601
Seat Belts421
Structure362
Steering System320
Electrical System282
Engine and Cooling System252
Power Train220
No System/Component Specified112
Tires100
Visibility81
Service Brake System, Air80
Suspension System80
Lane Departure71
Fire70
Rollover60
Wheels40
Fuel System40
Latch30
Backover Prevention20
Exterior Lighting20
Parking Brake System10

An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.

Every one of these, dated and numbered

The defect dossier for the Lexus ES puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Lexus ES, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.

The incidents, newest first

Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters
IncidentModel yearStateKilledInjuredSystems namedReported
2026-03-142024CA01Vehicle Speed Control2026 Q1
2026-03-132023CA01Backover Prevention2026 Q1
2026-03-042025NY02Other2026 Q1
2026-02-182025CA01Seats2026 Q1
2026-01-302025TX01Service Brake System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control2026 Q1
2026-01-192025OH02Air Bags2026 Q1
2026-01-152025LA01Air Bags · Forward Collision2026 Q1
2026-01-012024WA01Structure · Other2026 Q1
2026-01-012020FL01Air Bags2026 Q1
2025-12-212024NY01Structure2026 Q1
2025-12-202023NY01Seats2026 Q1
2025-12-052021CA01Seats2025 Q4
2025-11-282025CA01Seats2026 Q1
2025-11-112021CH10No System/Component Specified2025 Q4
2025-11-102020NY01Air Bags · Forward Collision · Lane Departure2025 Q4
2025-10-312023MI01Electrical System2026 Q1
2025-10-212024TN01Air Bags2025 Q4
2025-10-112025FL01Backover Prevention2025 Q4
2025-10-042020CA01Air Bags2025 Q4
2025-10-032021PA01Air Bags2025 Q4
2025-09-252024CA02Visibility · Structure · Other2025 Q3
2025-09-172024GA01Air Bags2025 Q3
2025-09-132020CO01Air Bags2025 Q3
2025-09-112019NJ01Service Brake System · Air Bags · Forward Collision2025 Q4
2025-08-222025IN01Vehicle Speed Control2025 Q3
2025-08-072024VA01Service Brake System · Forward Collision2025 Q3
2025-08-042025MD01Seats2025 Q3
2025-08-022017TX03Air Bags2025 Q3
2025-07-312025VA01Steering System2025 Q3
2025-07-262022OH01Service Brake System, Air2025 Q3
2025-07-142020NJ01Air Bags2025 Q3
2025-07-052025NY01Tires2025 Q4
2025-07-022022VA01Air Bags2025 Q3
2025-06-202022CA01Steering System2025 Q2
2025-06-152019CA02Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2025 Q2
2025-06-122019OH01Air Bags2025 Q2
2025-06-062023TX01Steering System2025 Q2
2025-06-022019CA01Steering System2025 Q2
2025-05-292021NY01Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2025 Q2
2025-05-212024OH01Air Bags2025 Q4
2025-05-202024AZ01Air Bags · Seat Belts2025 Q2
2025-05-202020CA01Air Bags · Forward Collision2025 Q2
2025-05-152023OK01Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2025 Q2
2025-05-132018FL02Air Bags2025 Q2
2025-05-102023TX01Steering System · Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision2025 Q2
2025-04-302016TX02Air Bags2025 Q2
2025-04-182016FL01Steering System · Air Bags2025 Q2
2025-04-032021CA01Service Brake System2025 Q2
2025-04-022018FL01Air Bags2025 Q2
2025-03-292016AL01Vehicle Speed Control2025 Q2
2025-03-262021PA01Air Bags2025 Q2
2025-03-252024FL01Electrical System · Forward Collision2025 Q2
2025-03-132023CA01Structure2025 Q1
2025-03-032025VA01Other2025 Q2
2025-02-232023AZ03Air Bags2025 Q1
2025-02-182018IL01Structure2025 Q1
2025-02-122019CA01Vehicle Speed Control2025 Q1
2025-02-062022TX02Seats · Other2025 Q1
2025-02-032023CA02Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision2025 Q1
2025-01-252021CA01Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2025 Q1
2025-01-182022CA01Vehicle Speed Control2025 Q1
2025-01-052024CA01Visibility · Forward Collision · Lane Departure2025 Q1
2024-12-062016CA01Vehicle Speed Control2025 Q1
2024-12-022016CA02Air Bags2024 Q4
2024-11-192024CH10No System/Component Specified2024 Q4
2024-11-172024CA01Air Bags2025 Q2
2024-11-112017IL01Air Bags2025 Q2
2024-10-082019VA01Air Bags · Seat Belts2024 Q4
2024-10-012025CA01Seats2025 Q1
2024-09-212021NY01Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-09-122024FL01Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-09-072024CA01Steering System · Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-08-282015KY01Air Bags2024 Q4
2024-08-262017CA01Visibility · Other2024 Q4
2024-08-202024NC01Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-08-192024AZ01Air Bags · Forward Collision2024 Q3
2024-07-312021LA01Air Bags2024 Q4
2024-07-162018CA01Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-06-192019MD01Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-06-192022SC01Service Brake System · Forward Collision2024 Q2
2024-06-172022TX01Electrical System · Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-06-162020GA03Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-06-122019CA03Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-06-092024CA03No System/Component Specified2024 Q3
2024-06-092017GA01Visibility · Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-06-082024FL01Air Bags · Forward Collision2024 Q2
2024-06-052021VA01Structure2024 Q2
2024-06-022024TX01Seats2024 Q2
2024-05-292024SC01Engine and Cooling System · Other2024 Q2
2024-05-262019NY01Service Brake System · Forward Collision2024 Q2
2024-05-072019KY01Air Bags · Other2024 Q2
2024-04-222015GA01Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q2
2024-04-202020FL01Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-04-162021CA01Steering System · Service Brake System · Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-04-102019TX02Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q2
2024-04-102019SC01Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-04-012019FL01Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q2
2024-03-282019PA01Steering System · Service Brake System2024 Q2
2024-03-262023CA01Engine and Cooling System · Other2024 Q2
2024-03-182019TX01Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-03-122022AL01Service Brake System · Forward Collision2024 Q1
2024-03-042024IA01Other2024 Q1
2024-02-262022TX01Air Bags2024 Q1
2024-02-162024CA01Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-02-032021GA03Electrical System · Air Bags2024 Q1
2024-02-012015AL01Seats2024 Q1
2024-01-242015TX02Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q1
2024-01-232021NJ01Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q1
2024-01-222024FL01Seats2024 Q1
2024-01-222022MI01Forward Collision2024 Q1
2023-12-152023PA01Seats2023 Q4
2023-12-042022NY01Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-11-282022CA01Service Brake System · Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q1
2023-11-272019GA01Air Bags2024 Q2
2023-11-272022CA01Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-11-272021MD01Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-11-262023CA01Forward Collision · Other2023 Q4
2023-11-142021FL01Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-11-092018CA01Air Bags2024 Q1
2023-11-092020CA01Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q4
2023-11-082022OH01Seat Belts2023 Q4
2023-11-072021PA01Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-11-032018NE01Electrical System · Structure · Forward Collision2023 Q4
2023-10-292021IL01Air Bags · Seat Belts · Forward Collision2023 Q4
2023-10-252023TX01Structure · Other2023 Q4
2023-10-172024MA01Seats2023 Q4
2023-09-302019CA01Parking Brake System2023 Q4
2023-09-262023CA02Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q4
2023-09-262015NJ01Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-09-232018FL01Service Brake System · Power Train2023 Q4
2023-09-172014CO01Rollover · Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-09-102015MS01Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-09-022021TN01Other2023 Q4
2023-09-012018GA01Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-08-282024CA01Seats2023 Q4
2023-08-262022NJ01Service Brake System2023 Q3
2023-08-232016AR01Suspension System · Tires · Wheels2023 Q3
2023-08-192021FL04Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-08-172017CA01Engine and Cooling System · Other2023 Q3
2023-08-162020TX01Engine and Cooling System · Air Bags · Seat Belts2023 Q3
2023-08-162017CA01Structure · Other2023 Q3
2023-08-132014NY01Steering System · Forward Collision2023 Q3
2023-08-112020CA01Electrical System2024 Q3
2023-08-032016VA01Service Brake System, Air · Electrical System · Air Bags · Forward Collision2023 Q4
2023-07-282021TX01Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-07-212016NJ01Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q3
2023-07-162023KY01Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-07-142020AZ01Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-07-012023CA01Seats2023 Q3
2023-06-262021CA01Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision2023 Q3
2023-06-152020OH01Seats2023 Q3
2023-06-142019FL01Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-06-062022TX01No System/Component Specified2023 Q3
2023-06-022023CA01Seats2023 Q2
2023-06-012020SC01Service Brake System2023 Q3
2023-05-272016TN01Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-05-242021PA01Structure2023 Q2
2023-05-112022CA01Service Brake System2023 Q2
2023-04-222018DE01Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-04-192023TX01Seats2023 Q2
2023-04-142016CA01Structure2023 Q2
2023-03-132021OH02Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-03-042022SC01Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-02-282022NC01Service Brake System · Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q1
2023-02-262017MD02Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q1
2023-02-172019CA01Engine and Cooling System · Other2023 Q1
2023-02-132016KY01Air Bags2023 Q1
2023-02-092022CA01Forward Collision2023 Q1
2023-02-062014GA01Air Bags2023 Q1
2023-01-312016PA02Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-01-302019MD01Steering System · Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q1
2023-01-282017TX02Air Bags2023 Q1
2023-01-242019CA02Air Bags2023 Q1
2023-01-192022CA02Air Bags2023 Q1
2022-12-252020TX12Service Brake System · Visibility · Forward Collision · Lane Departure2023 Q1
2022-12-152021FL01Electrical System · Forward Collision2022 Q4
2022-12-092017IN02Service Brake System · Air Bags2022 Q4
2022-12-022015KS02Air Bags2022 Q4
2022-12-012014RI01Service Brake System · Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control2022 Q4
2022-11-282021FL02Forward Collision2023 Q2
2022-11-232017MO04Air Bags2022 Q4
2022-11-072022NY01Air Bags2023 Q1
2022-11-072015UT01Service Brake System, Air · Air Bags · Forward Collision2022 Q4
2022-10-312019CA01Air Bags · Seat Belts2023 Q1
2022-10-292020FL01Structure · Latch2022 Q4
2022-10-282021FL02Seats2022 Q4
2022-10-152021CA01Air Bags · Seat Belts2022 Q4
2022-10-102020FL02Air Bags · Seat Belts · Forward Collision2022 Q4
2022-10-072022WA01Steering System · Suspension System · Electrical System · Tires2022 Q4
2022-10-042022CA01Visibility2024 Q4
2022-09-272021TX01Air Bags2022 Q4
2022-09-252019NJ02Air Bags2022 Q4
2022-09-152020CA01Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control · Lane Departure2022 Q3
2022-09-132021FL01Engine and Cooling System · Forward Collision · Lane Departure2022 Q3
2022-09-102018NJ01Other2022 Q3
2022-09-082022TX04Air Bags2022 Q4
2022-09-082018KY01Air Bags2022 Q4
2022-09-022019CA01Latch2022 Q3
2022-08-142016LA01Air Bags2022 Q3
2022-08-122022MD01Seats2022 Q3
2022-08-102019NY01Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2022 Q4
2022-08-012019TX01Tires2022 Q3
2022-07-102019CA01Structure2022 Q3
2022-07-092017WA01Air Bags2022 Q3
2022-06-192022CA01Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision2022 Q3
2022-06-082020FL01Air Bags · Seat Belts · Forward Collision2022 Q2
2022-05-122013CA01Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2022 Q3
2022-04-262021FL01Forward Collision2022 Q2
2022-04-172014FL01Air Bags · Forward Collision2022 Q2
2022-04-132013AZ01Air Bags2022 Q2
2022-03-312019CA01Engine and Cooling System2022 Q2
2022-03-262021NY01Service Brake System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control2022 Q2
2022-03-252022CA01Service Brake System2022 Q2
2022-03-252021NV01Forward Collision2022 Q1
2022-03-242019CA01Service Brake System2022 Q2
2022-03-222018MD01Steering System2022 Q2
2022-02-132019CA01Service Brake System2022 Q1
2022-02-112018FL01Vehicle Speed Control2022 Q1
2022-02-102022NJ01Air Bags · Structure2022 Q1
2022-02-072022NC01Seats2022 Q2
2022-01-262021NJ01Seat Belts2022 Q1
2022-01-112015UT10Air Bags2022 Q4
2022-01-042021TX03Steering System · Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2022 Q1
2021-12-272013ID01Service Brake System · Air Bags2022 Q1
2021-12-252017GA01Other2022 Q1
2021-12-242020CA01Air Bags2022 Q1
2021-12-242013MA01Electrical System · Air Bags · Forward Collision2022 Q1
2021-12-202013VA01Air Bags2021 Q4
2021-12-192022TX01Service Brake System, Air · Forward Collision2021 Q4
2021-12-132015VA01Air Bags2022 Q1
2021-12-082021FL01Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2021 Q4
2021-11-272015OH01Vehicle Speed Control2022 Q1
2021-11-272020MA02Air Bags2021 Q4
2021-11-232021NJ02Other2022 Q2
2021-11-202014GA02Air Bags2022 Q1
2021-11-172021NJ04Electrical System2021 Q4
2021-11-152014CA01Air Bags · Seat Belts2022 Q1
2021-11-072017LA01Service Brake System2021 Q4
2021-11-032017CA01Air Bags2024 Q3
2021-11-032018NY01Structure2022 Q2
2021-10-232016LA01Vehicle Speed Control2021 Q4
2021-10-152021NY02Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2022 Q1
2021-10-142017FL01Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2022 Q2
2021-10-132021FL01Vehicle Speed Control · Tires2021 Q4
2021-10-132019CA01Air Bags · Seat Belts2021 Q4
2021-10-042021CA01Air Bags2021 Q4
2021-09-272016GA02Structure2021 Q3
2021-09-192017SC01Air Bags · Seat Belts2021 Q4
2021-09-182013IL01Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2021 Q3
2021-09-172017DC01Air Bags2021 Q3

The newest 250 of 1,168 are shown; all of them are in the defect dossier’s exhibits CSV.

Each row above is a claim or notice Lexus received alleging a death or injury in a Lexus ES and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a ES that sold more will have more rows. All Lexus models · What these reports are, and are not.