2020 Lexus RX Hybrid Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2020 Lexus RX Hybrid has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 999,901 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

AIR BAGS 23V865000 2023-12-20 999,901 affected
Defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX450H, 2021 Sienna Hybrid, Lexus ES250, 2020-2022 Camry, Camry Hybrid, and ES300H vehicles. A short circuit may develop…

Consequence

An air bag that does not deploy during a crash increases the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the sensor as necessary, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed in February 2024. Some final remedy owner letters were mailed October 31, 2024. Letters will continue to be mailed in phases through January 2026. Owners may contact Toyota…

Complaints by component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
1crashes
Total complaints2

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“I took the car to metro express car wash in denver. As the car progressed along the tracks, the tall brush approached the car and the collision avoidance system got activated, the car got pushed off-track and brushed against all kinds of tubes, pipes and scratched and dented the entire right…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2020-09-03

“Tl* the contact owns a 2020 lexus rx 450h. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle in a parking lot, depressing the brake pedal the vehicle moved forward independently. The contact stated that she panicked and crashed into a restaurant. There were no warning lights illuminated. The…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2020-01-20

Defect investigations

Investigation DP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2020 Lexus RX Hybrid as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.