The 2025 Lexus ES has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,024,407 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the forward collision avoidance. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
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Defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank…
Consequence
A rearview camera that fails to display an image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will update the parking assist software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB13 and 25LB06. Subaru's number for this recall is WRE25.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The pre-collision system (pcs) activated twice in the last couple of weeks with absolutely no reason. Both times it activated with transmission in reverse and vehicle in process of backing up. But there was no vehicle or person within the vicinity. The sudden braking startled the driver and…”
“The pre-collision system (pcs) activated twice in the last couple of weeks with absolutely no reason. Both times it activated with transmission in reverse and vehicle in process of backing up. But there was no vehicle or person within the vicinity. The sudden braking startled the driver and…”
“The pre-collision system (pcs) activated twice in the last couple of weeks with absolutely no reason. Both times it activated with transmission in reverse and vehicle in process of backing up. But there was no vehicle or person within the vicinity. The sudden braking startled the driver and…”
“Fuel system and could be made available upon request. Explosion issue. No. Took it to the lexus dealership where I bought it. No. When I got home I turned off the car. I later returned to my garage and it was filled with the strong odor of gasoline. The car was towed later that night to the…”
“I was driving with traffic in a 35 mph zone on a moderately busy street. I got the alert to brake and did so immediately. I collided with the jeep in front of me. The airbags did not deploy. The front hood of the car tented and a fire immediately broke out under the hood. When a policeman arrived…”
“I was driving with traffic in a 35 mph zone on a moderately busy street. I got the alert to brake and did so immediately. I collided with the jeep in front of me. The airbags did not deploy. The front hood of the car tented and a fire immediately broke out under the hood. When a policeman arrived…”
“Describe: â â â â •â â â â rear camera froze â â â â •â â â â parking assist warning did not activate â â â â •â â â â auto-brake did not engage â â â â •â â â â accident occurred before recall update I backed into my neighbors car which was parked opposite my driveway. Searched and found…”
“Describe: â â â â •â â â â rear camera froze â â â â •â â â â parking assist warning did not activate â â â â •â â â â auto-brake did not engage â â â â •â â â â accident occurred before recall update I backed into my neighbors car which was parked opposite my driveway. Searched and found…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2025 Lexus ES as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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