2010 Lexus RX450H Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 23%of 13 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 45,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the air bags of the 2010 Lexus RX450H, 23% of the 13 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,000 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.
“We were in a major accident in may of 2015 and air bags exploded and shot fragments out at us and we had to be brought to er by ambulance. And I had to have surgery.”
NHTSA complaint #11014271, filed 2017-08, 50,000 miles“Lexus rx450 was traveling down a one-way road and approached a stop sign going 35 MPH. After running through the stop sign during late hours of the night, the Lexus drove directly into a dark private parking lot, continuing at the 35 MPH, bouncing through a deep pothole at the parking lot entrance (breaks were pushed but not engaged) which LED to the collision with a perpendicular, properly parked limo. No brake impressions on the ground although brakes were pushed. Air bags did deploy. Passenger was knocked out, sustained a concussion and had to be pulled out of vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #10621593, filed 2014-08, 45,000 miles“The contact owns a 2010 Lexus rx 450h. The contact stated that another vehicle crashed into the front passenger 's side of the vehicle. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a utility pole. The seat belts failed to restrain the occupants and the front air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained chest injuries as a result. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage lot. The approximate failure and current mileage was 40,000. …”
NHTSA complaint #10557015, filed 2013-12, 40,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10131964Jan 16, 2014Lexus vehicles are equipped with Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS), including various airbags and in some models, seat belt pre-tensioners, to help reduce the risk of injury…
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- 10132326Apr 9, 2013A recent review of our records indicated that your Safety Connect system is not active and needs to be activated in order for services to work.
- 10133923Jan 16, 2013Lexus vehicles are equipped with SRS, including various airbags and in some models, seat belt pre-tensioners, to help reduce the risk of injury in a collision. If a customer…
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 23% |
Other parts of the 2010 Lexus RX450H
3 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsHybrid propulsion system
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Lexus RX450H
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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