2015 Lexus Nx200t problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Structure:body (3) · Air Bags (2) · Steering (1)
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Safety recalls (1)
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump 2020-01-13 · campaign 20V012000 · 1,830,752 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and certain Lexus NX 300, and ES 350 vehicles on January 13, 2020. On March 4, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include certain 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser, 2018 Avalon, Corolla, 2014 FJ Cruiser, 2017 Sienna
Risk: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began May 4, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB02 and 20TA02 for Toyota vehicles and 20LB01 and 20LA01 for Lexus vehicles.
Service bulletins (160)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump 2023-02-09 · 23LE01 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dl: on december 20, 2022, a settlement of claims for certain low pressure fuel pumps was approved by the federal court. the settlement includes lexus?s agreement to provide a customer support program for certain 2013-2020 model year (my) vehicles originally equipped with low pressure fuel pumps repa
Fuel System, Gasoline 2023-02-09 · LSB000523 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
tsb: some 2013 ? 2020 model year lexus vehicles may exhibit a hard start and/or mil on condition with one or more of the following diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs): ?dtc p0171 and/or p0174 (system too lean bank 1/bank 2) ?dtc p0087 fuel rail / system pressure ? too low techstream data list an
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2022-12-01 · KLG Technical In · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ti: 19le05 expired december 1, 2022
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2022-12-01 · KLG Dealer Packa · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dp: limited service campaign klg expired december 01, 2022
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2022-12-01 · 19LE05 Technical · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ti: 19le05 expired december 1, 2022
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2022-12-01 · 19LE05 Dealer Pa · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dp: customer support program 19le05 expired december 1, 2022.
Showing the 6 most recent of 160 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2020-05-12 · Fuel System, Gasoline“tl* the contact owns a 2015 lexus nx200t. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 20v012000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer nor the dealer were made aware of th…”
2018-11-01 · Air Bags · 44,000 mi · 💥 crash“on october 31, 2018 at approximately 5:15 pm i was involved in a traffic crash where my driver airbag failed to deploy during a t-bone collision at speeds of 35-40 mph.i was traveling on the highway when another driver came through a side road without stopping. the front of my vehicle impacted the drivers door of the other vehicle involved. the ot…”
2018-10-19 · Steering · 35,000 mi“i was parallel parking in my work parking lot. as i was turning the wheel to the left to back into the space, i felt a jolt in the steering wheel & heard a noise which i believed was just a rock slipping from under the tire so i ignored it. at the end of the day, i get back to my car to pull out of the space. as i'm turning the wheel, i felt the jo…”
2018-09-21 · Unknown Or Other · 27,500 mi“in november of last year (2017) the suv started blowing extremely hot air out of the hvac system despite it set for the lowest temperature possible. all attempts to keep it from blowing hot air were unsuccessful and the suv had to be taken in to the dealership, and the "accuators" had to be replaced in the system. this week the same exact thing h…”
2018-07-27 · Structure:body · 29,000 mi · 💥 crash“my car was totaled and the airbags didnt deploy.…”
2017-08-23 · Unknown Or Other · 500 mi“over 10 repairs to air conditioning system…”
2017-08-22 · Structure:body · 30,000 mi · 💥 crash“on august 07, 2017 at approximately 4:49 pm cdt my daughter was involved in a accident, car crash as rear end collision. she was driving 2015 lexus nx 200t on the service road about 39 mph and at the distance about 50 to 60 feet as she was approaching in the car in front, she had her foot on the break and her vehicle was not stopping and she was pu…”
2017-03-30 · Unknown Or Other · 23,000 mi“engine light on with awd system malfunction warning due to a gas cap .…”
2017-03-02 · Structure:body · 17,500 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2015 lexus nx200t. while driving 70 mph, the front driver side door independently opened without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure was unable to be duplicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 17,500. …”
2017-02-07 · Air Bags · 42,500 mi · 💥 crash“while in motion, was in an accident and received a direct impact to the driver side door. however, the driver side airbag malfunctioned and did not inflate causing me to receive an injury to my left shoulder. all the other airbags in the vehicle inflated....updated 03/29/17 *bf *cn…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.