NHTSA 18V887000Manufacturer no. See attached report.
Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module
- Report received by NHTSA
- December 13, 2018
- Owner notification
- February 11, 2019
- Recall initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Units potentially affected
- 89,740 (whole campaign)
- Build dates listed for the 2017 Lexus LX
- July 12, 2007 – December 5, 2018
- Model names in the NHTSA record
- LX570
Components: Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module; Air Bags › Sensor › Occupant Classification; Seat Belts › Front
Defect summary
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2019 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX 570 vehicles. Over time, the seat belt tension sensor wire harness may break and deactivate the front passenger air bag, knee air bag, and passenger seat-mounted side airbag.
Safety risk
In the event of a crash, deactivated air bags can increase the risk of injury .
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will modify the front passenger seat belt assembly or replace it with an improved one, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2019. 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 Lexus Interim J2L and Remedy JLL, Toyota Interim J15 and Remedy J05.
Notes in the NHTSA record
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Source: NHTSA recall 18V887000, filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov