IllustrationTAKATA RECALL MAY 2016 NHTSA #16V340 MANUFACTURE RECALL # GLG AIR BAG REPLACEMENT HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER PUTTING MY FAMILY AND I IN A DANGEROUS POSITION
2007 Lexus Es 350
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports1 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
74 reportsAIR BAG NOT WORKING ON PASSENGER SIDE...RED LIGHTS FLASHING ON BOTH SIDES..TOOK TO LEXUS SERVICE FOR REPAIR....TOLD THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AND THAT IS NOT CORRECTING THE MALFUNCTION .....I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $8,000.......THAT IS PROHIBITIVE AS THE BLUE BOOK ON THE CAR .…
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AIR BAG NOT WORKING ON PASSENGER SIDE...RED LIGHTS FLASHING ON BOTH SIDES..TOOK TO LEXUS SERVICE FOR REPAIR....TOLD THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AND THAT IS NOT CORRECTING THE MALFUNCTION .....I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $8,000.......THAT IS PROHIBITIVE AS THE BLUE BOOK ON THE CAR ....IN GOOD CONDITION...IS ONLY $9,000 TO $11,000. MY ONLY RECOURSE WOULD SEEM TO HAVE THEM DISCONNECT THE AIR BAGS AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN DO THAT ....I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN NEW MEXICO IN THE 80'S AND THE AIR BAG SAVED MY FACE AND EVEN POSSIBLY MY LIFE SO I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WITHOUT THEM BUT I CERTAINLY CAN'T AFFORD A REPAIR OF THAT MAGNITUDE. I HAD JUST STARTED MY CAR WHEN THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET ON A STRAIGHT ROAD.
TAKATA RECALL. RECALL NOTICE SENT OUT IN JUNE 2016. NO ACTION TAKEN TO RESOLVE PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CON…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *AS
TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL WAS NOTED BY LEXUS IN MAY 2016. I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD BY LEXUS THAT THE REPAIR WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL END OF APRIL OR MAY 2017. BASICALLY, ONE YEAR IS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE DEFECT TO BE REPAIRED SINCE FOR ALL THIS TIME NO ONE CAN SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. LEXUS WOULD RENT A $3…
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TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL WAS NOTED BY LEXUS IN MAY 2016. I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD BY LEXUS THAT THE REPAIR WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL END OF APRIL OR MAY 2017. BASICALLY, ONE YEAR IS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE DEFECT TO BE REPAIRED SINCE FOR ALL THIS TIME NO ONE CAN SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. LEXUS WOULD RENT A $30 PER DAY CAR FOR ME BUT I DON'T CONSIDER THAT A REASONABLE CAR FOR A REPLACEMENT OF A LEXUS ES350. MEANWHILE, THIS MAKES A FAMILY SIZED CAR UNUSABLE FOR REGULAR USE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF T…
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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL I WENT TO LEXUS DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT CAR AND THEY DID NOT OFFER TO REPLACE AIRBAG. MY SON DRIVES THE CAR.
TAKATA RECALL- ORIGINAL RECALL MAY, 2016. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. WHEN CAN I EXPECT MY CAR TO BE REPAIRED?
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A …
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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/16/17*LJ UPDATED 05/18/2017*JS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE…
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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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