The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Lexus RC: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Lexus reported 43 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Lexus RC, model years 2015–2021, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19 | 0 | 25 | — | — |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 8 | — | — |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7,881 | 76 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2,586 | 39 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5,402 | 74 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3,010 | 66 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3,386 | 89 |
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 | 19 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 8 | 1 |
| Other | 5 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 4 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 4 | 1 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 3 | 0 |
| Power Train | 3 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 |
| Tires | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Steering System | 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 RC puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Lexus RC, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-08 | 2015 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-23 | 2015 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-10-18 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-03-15 | 2021 | GA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-03-01 | 2015 | GA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-26 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-20 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Other | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-10-20 | 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | Fuel System · Other | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-03-04 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-01-27 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-01-12 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-01-01 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-12-10 | 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-11-08 | 2016 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-11-01 | 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-03 | 2016 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Tires | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-10-01 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-04-01 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-10-25 | 2015 | VA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-09-13 | 2015 | IN | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-03-12 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-01-22 | 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-01-17 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-01-13 | 2015 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-10-15 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-07-26 | 2017 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-21 | 2017 | NY | 1 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q2 |
| 2019-02-16 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-11-20 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-09-30 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-08-10 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-03-26 | 2016 | AL | 0 | 1 | Tires | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-01-25 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Forward Collision | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-01-18 | 2016 | RI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-12-04 | 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-11-03 | 2015 | CO | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-07-26 | 2015 | MS | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fuel System | 2020 Q3 |
| 2017-02-28 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| not reported | 2015 | NV | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-05-21 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-04-28 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 2 | Fuel System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-11-09 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Seat Belts | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-01-15 | 2015 | CO | 0 | 4 | Engine and Cooling System · Electrical System | 2015 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Lexus received alleging a death or injury in a Lexus RC and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a RC that sold more will have more rows. All Lexus models · What these reports are, and are not.