The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Lexus LC: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Lexus reported 13 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Lexus LC, model years 2018–2023, 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.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 4,666 | 193 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 944 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3,670 | 27 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1,245 | 161 |
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 named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 5 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 2 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
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 LC puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Lexus LC, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-07-06 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-04-20 | 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Tires | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-01-18 | 2021 | WA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-05-11 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-04-10 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control · Lane Departure | 2021 Q2 |
| 2019-10-09 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-09-24 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2018-05-21 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Fuel System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-03-24 | 2018 | SC | 0 | 2 | Fire · Fuel System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-03-22 | 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-12-04 | 2018 | NV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2017 Q4 |
| not reported | 2018 | WA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2017 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Lexus received alleging a death or injury in a Lexus LC and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a LC that sold more will have more rows. All Lexus models · What these reports are, and are not.