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2008 Lexus IS airbags problems

The 2008 Lexus IS has 21 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

21

Airbags complaints

15%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

IS airbags complaints by model year26 complaints2002: 1 complaints2003: 4 complaints2004: 3 complaints2006: 26 complaints2007: 22 complaints2008: 21 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 16 complaints2011: 7 complaints2012: 8 complaints2013: 1 complaints
IS airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF, NEEDS A NEW SENSOR WHICH IS AROUND $1700. THE AIRBAGS WON'T WORK UNLESS THE SENSOR IS REPLACED WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · July 8, 2016 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2008 Lexus IS have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 2008 Lexus IS airbags — 15% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.