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2021 Lexus IS 300 problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2021 Lexus IS 300, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as LEXUS IS 300.

At a glance

Complaints
1
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
81

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE1100.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
mechanical failure1100.0%0.98
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
low1100.0%0.70

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 1 tagged complaints of 1 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

81 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT29
STRUCTURE25
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM15
ENGINE5
WHEELS5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY3
AIR BAGS2

10235224

Date: 2023-02-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

TSB: Some 2020 ? 2022 model year vehicles equipped with 17CY+ Panasonic Audio (versions less than 1226) and Navigation (versions less than 1225 or 1245 with 20 Teammate) may exhibit one or more of the following conditions: ?Navigation reset while entering a destination. ?Voice command does not recog

10235225

Date: 2023-02-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

OBSOLETE NOTICE February 14, 2023: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see L-SB-0007-23

10230361

Date: 2022-12-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

TSB: Some 2018 ? 2022 model year Lexus vehicles equipped with the Enform? 2.0 Navigation System, require a Special Service Tool (SST) USB flash drive to update the map, points of interest, and system software. The SST is used with applicable vehicles to deliver the update, however, the process for g

10228577

Date: 2022-10-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

DL: The involved vehicles could be equipped with one of the 53 optional body-colored rear spoilers covered by this campaign which may allow water to leak into the trunk area of the vehicle through the holes used to fasten the spoiler onto the trunk lid. If this occurs, customers may notice water in

10228578

Date: 2022-10-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

TI: TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN 22LD01 OPTIONAL BODY-COLORED REAR SPOILER DESIGNED FOR: CERTAIN 2021 MODEL YEAR IS 300 VEHICLES

10228579

Date: 2022-10-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

DL: The involved vehicles were equipped with an optional body-colored rear spoiler. There is a possibility that water could leak into the trunk area of the vehicle through the holes used to fasten the spoiler onto the trunk lid. If this occurs, customers may notice water in the trunk area and some c

10228580

Date: 2022-10-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

TI: TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN 22LD02 OPTIONAL BODY-COLORED REAR SPOILER DESIGNED FOR: CERTAIN 2021 MODEL YEAR IS 300 VEHICLES

10224181

Date: 2022-09-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

TI: TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONSLIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN 22LD01 OPTIONAL BODY-COLORED REAR SPOILER DESIGNED FOR: CERTAIN 2021 MODEL YEAR IS 300 VEHICLES

10224182

Date: 2022-09-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

TI: TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN 22LD02 OPTIONAL BODY-COLORED REAR SPOILER DESIGNED FOR: CERTAIN 2021 MODEL YEAR IS 300 VEHICLES

10224146

Date: 2022-07-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

TI: TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN 22LD02 OPTIONAL BODY-COLORED REAR SPOILER DESIGNED FOR: CERTAIN 2021 MODEL YEAR IS 300 VEHICLES

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
IS 3001

Same model, other years

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Other Lexus models, 2021

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