2017 Lexus RX Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 6%of 47 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 30,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the air bags of the 2017 Lexus RX, 6% of the 47 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“After slowly making a left into a parking space at Dunkin Donuts and trying to deploy my brakes, my car lunged forward spontaneously accelerating, jumped two curbs and hit a barrier and the window of the store. The impact of the crash wrecked my front end and the radiator was damaged and was laying on the ground. With this intense impact, the airbags did not deploy on impact. My insurance agency totaled the car. After the crash the warning came on the screen that the Collision System had malfunctioned.”
NHTSA complaint #11757073, filed 2026-08“I was involved in a side collision accident and my car was determined to be total loss by the At-Fault's insurance company. I was lucky that my son and I came out with bruises and a few scratches but the main problem here is the airbags. It DID NOT deploy at all when it was hit. The force hit us from lane 1 all the way to lane 3 and damages to the structure near cabin was found by one of the vertified accident body shop. So yes, no airbags were deployed.”
NHTSA complaint #11441571, filed 2021-11“The contact owned a 2017 Lexus RX350. The contact stated while driving 45-50 MPH on the highway, another vehicle that lost control and crashed into the contact's front and side of the vehicle. The driver's front air bag did not deploy. The contact suffered minor injuries to the face from the glass front windshield, a cut and burn from the seatbelt, and a bruise to the arm. Medical attention was received. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was deemed and destroyed by the insurance company. The manufacturer was contacted and notified of the failure. …”
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Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 9% |
| 2024 | 2 | 3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 3% |
| 2021 | 47 | 67% |
| 2020 | 21 | 45% |
| 2019 | 3 | 9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 4% |
| 2017 | 3 | 6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 17% |
| 2013 | 2 | 11% |
| 2012 | 1 | 8% |
| 2011 | 4 | 14% |
| 2010 | 2 | 3% |
| 2009 | 3 | 9% |
| 2008 | 6 | 9% |
| 2007 | 6 | 10% |
| 2006 | 2 | 6% |
| 2005 | 5 | 19% |
| 2004 | 6 | 15% |
| 2002 | 2 | 17% |
| 2001 | 1 | 5% |
| 2000 | 1 | 3% |
| 1999 | 1 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2017 Lexus RX
14 complaintsEngine
10 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsForward collision avoidance
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsLane departure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Lexus RX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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