Lexus Is 350c Recalls

The Lexus IS 350C has 7 recalls covering 2010–2015 model years, with the most serious being a passenger-side airbag inflator that can rupture and send metal fragments into the cabin, posing a risk of serious injury or death to occupants — a defect that affects vehicles originally sold or registered in high-humidity states and territories.

These airbag inflator recalls span the full 2010–2015 production run of the IS 350C and represent multiple filings covering the same underlying Takata inflator problem. The risk is the same across all affected years: moisture exposure over time can cause the inflator to rupture explosively rather than deploy normally, scattering sharp metal fragments toward the driver and passengers. Because the geographic scope is limited to high-humidity regions including Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and several U.S. territories, owners in those areas or who have ever registered their vehicle there are the ones affected.

The 2010–2014 model years also have a separate fuel system recall involving the fuel pulsation damper, a small component that smooths pressure in the fuel line. The rubber diaphragm inside can harden and crack over time, allowing fuel to leak. A leak near any ignition source raises the risk of an engine compartment fire.

Going back to the earlier production years, 2010–2012 models share a wiper system defect with the broader IS250/IS350 sedan lineup. The wiper motor or its related circuitry can fail, leaving the driver without wipers in rain or snow and reducing visibility enough to increase crash risk.