Lexus Is 250c Recalls

The Lexus IS 250C has 5 recalls, all affecting the passenger-side frontal airbag inflator across the full 2010–2015 production run, where the inflator can rupture and send sharp metal fragments into the cabin, causing serious injury or death.

All five recalls cover the same underlying Takata airbag inflator defect, filed in multiple waves across different year groups and geographic regions. The 2010–2015 model years are covered in the broadest filings, while earlier phases targeted 2010–2013 and 2012 models, with some campaigns limited to high-humidity states and territories including Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and various U.S. territories. In each case, the failure mode is the same: the inflator can explode with excessive force, breaking apart and propelling metal fragments toward occupants in a crash. Because multiple campaigns were filed to address this defect across different subsets of the production run, owners of any IS 250C from 2010 through 2015 should confirm their specific vehicle's status, as geographic registration history can affect which campaign applies.