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Buying a used 2019 Lexus RX350? Check these 3 recalls first

3 NHTSA recalls · 65 owner complaints on file

Three recalls, including a critical one specific to this model: a shipping hook left installed that creates a fire risk, plus two filings for the fuel pump that can stall the engine. None carries a stop-driving or park-outside instruction. This is the highest-volume year among these Lexus entries — 65 unverified owner complaints to NHTSA, with eleven crashes and three injuries. Fuel/propulsion dominates at 24 reports, ahead of forward collision avoidance, service brakes, and engine.

Before you buy

1. Get the 17-character VIN from the seller and run it at nhtsa.gov/recalls. It shows which recalls are still unrepaired on that exact car.
2. Ask specifically whether the shipping hook recall was inspected and corrected, since it is the fire-risk item unique to this model
3. Get VIN documentation that both fuel pump recalls were completed
4. Ask the seller about any unexpected braking or collision-warning activations and about stalling history
5. Open recalls are repaired free at any Lexus dealer, whoever owns the car — an open recall is a to-do item, not a bill.

Recalls covering the 2019 Lexus RX350

What owners have reported to NHTSA

65 complaints filed for this model year, including 11 mentioning a crash, 0 a fire and 3 injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and popular models collect more of them simply because more are on the road.

Other model years

• All RX350 recalls