The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Lexus UX: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Lexus reported 62 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Lexus UX, model years 2019–2025, 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.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 18,789 | 69 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 14,788 | 61 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 16,363 | 86 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9,989 | 80 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 9,189 | 76 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 10,095 | 59 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14,151 | 35 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Service Brake System | 26 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 22 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 18 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 13 | 0 |
| Steering System | 4 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 3 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 2 | 0 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Fire | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 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 UX puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Lexus UX, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | 2025 | MA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-13 | 2023 | PR | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-03 | 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-06 | 2023 | PR | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-30 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-02 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-01 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 3 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-20 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure · Forward Collision | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-20 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-12 | 2023 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-04 | 2025 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-25 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-03-23 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-13 | 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-05 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-26 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-23 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-09 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-12 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 2 | Parking Brake System · Power Train | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-24 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-04 | 2024 | WA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-15 | 2020 | TN | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-09 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-07-27 | 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-04-23 | 2024 | KY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-19 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-01-11 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-12-16 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-11-22 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-06 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-08-10 | 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-07-17 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats · Other | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-07-15 | 2021 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-07-10 | 2021 | MD | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Forward Collision | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-20 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-04-24 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-02-02 | 2022 | VA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-27 | 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Forward Collision | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-20 | 2021 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-20 | 2021 | NM | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-03 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-11-23 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Forward Collision | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-11-19 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Seats | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-10-06 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-07-28 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-04-14 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-03 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-12-06 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-10-23 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-21 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-08-24 | 2021 | PA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-08-12 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-07-20 | 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-06-06 | 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-04-20 | 2021 | GA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Electrical System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2020-12-03 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-08-29 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Lane Departure | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-07-25 | 2019 | IN | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-12-02 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Structure | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-11-21 | 2019 | MA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-06-08 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-06-03 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Lexus received alleging a death or injury in a Lexus UX and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a UX that sold more will have more rows. All Lexus models · What these reports are, and are not.