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2010 Lexus ES air bags problems

20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2010 Lexus ES49% of all complaints for this model year.

20
Air Bags complaints
49%
share of all complaints
median reported mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • No lamps on at all. Car was in a major accident and no airbags went off. Was hit almost head on by a ram pickup at approximately 45 miles an hour and then the truck went down the drivers side of the car Car was stopped at a red light at the time of the incident

    filed Dec 23, 2023

  • Incident on 10/13/2020 On Tuesday October 13th. 2020 I was driving my 2010 Lexus ES 350 in Diamond Bar, CA 91765. I got hit on my side by a speedy car (ran red light) He was driving at speed of 55 mph. I got multiple fractures (No air bags were deployed) and later on hospital admission due to life…

    filed May 17, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other ES years

YearReportsShare
2021 ES2589%
2019 ES618%
2013 ES39%
2012 ES1961%
2011 ES2759%
2009 ES1450%
2008 ES3754%
2007 ES3427%
2005 ES1017%
2003 ES313%
2002 ES311%
ES air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.