1990 Lexus Es250 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1990 Lexus Es250. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“They wont honor the recall the phone number given is a busy signal and the car cant drive cause the struts are really bad. What can I do? *tr”
“While pulling inside a parking lot, the vehicle suddenly accelerated into a brick wall. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to the dealership requested by the insurance company. *ak *sc *jb”
“While pulling inside a parking lot, the vehicle suddenly accelerated into a brick wall. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to the dealership requested by the insurance company. *ak *sc *jb”
“When consumer was driving on the high way about 60 mph, her air bag deployed without a reason. She got out of vehicle to see if she had hit any thing, but did not find any potholes, nor any obstacles and no damages on her vehicle. *ak”
“Owner was driving car when the air bag deployed, resulting in an injury. *ak”
“Vehicle's abs braking system failed while driving 15-20mph, driver crashed into a parked car .the master cylnder is leaking air into brake line and contaminated brake fluid. *ak”
“Vehicle's abs braking system failed while driving 15-20mph, driver crashed into a parked car .the master cylnder is leaking air into brake line and contaminated brake fluid. *ak”
“Air bag did not inflate fully in front end collision.”
Defect investigations
LEAKING FUEL TANK
CRACKS IN THE SOLDER JOINT OF THE FUEL FILL OR INLET PIPE IN THE FUEL TANK ALLOWS LIQUID FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE TANK
LEAKING FUEL TANK
CRACKS IN THE SOLDER JOINT OF THE FUEL FILL OR INLET PIPE IN THE FUEL TANK ALLOWS LIQUID FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE TANK.
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Lexus Es250 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.