The 2013 Lexus Es350 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 30,812 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 Lexus ES350 and ES300h vehicles manufactured June 18, 2012 to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a…
Consequence
A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain PCS components, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this campaign are F1V and F2E.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
4
3crashes3injuries
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
4
SERVICE BRAKES
3
2crashes1injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
SEATS
2
STEERING
2
1crashes
STRUCTURE:BODY
2
2crashes1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
Total complaints29
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2013 lexus es350. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the contact heard a loud gunshot like sound and the sunroof shattered into pieces. The contact stated that small fragments of glass fell all over him due to the failure however, he was not injured. The contact…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 lexus es350. The contact stated that while attempting to close to the sun roof, there was a loud explosion coming from the vehicle. The contact became aware that the sun roof glass had shattered. The contact contacted chatham parkway lexus (1120 chatham pkwy, savannah,…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 lexus es350. While driving approximately 40 mph, an explosion like sound was heard. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and discovered that the sun roof had shattered. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing.…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 lexus es350. While driving 65 mph, the sun roof exploded and glass entered the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated or injuries. The vehicle was taken to lexus of winter park (305 n semoran blvd, winter park, fl 32792, [REDACTED]) where a diagnostic…”
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“I was driving on i75 in louisville, ky, going approx 70-75 mph when I heard what sounded like a gun shot! Panicked, I looked around immediately but there were no other cars close by and no overpasses. Then I realized that glass was all over my right arm, shoulder, and the center console. I looked…”
“Passenger-side leg airbag failed to fully deploy during an accident. It also exploded and expelled accelerate. The driver-side airbags deployed properly. This was during a front-end collision with the side of another vehicle. My car was proceedingstraight through an intersection on a parkway-like…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 lexus es350. While driving approximately 60 mph, the cruise control leveler fractured from the base of the steering column the vehicle was driven to the dealer. The parts for the repair were not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 Lexus Es350 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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