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VehicleJan 31, 201848,672 affected

Lexus / Toyota recall: Air bags

What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Toyota Prius and Lexus RX 350, RX 350 F Sport, RX 450h F Sport and RX 450h vehicles and 2015-2016 Lexus NX 200T, NX Turbo and NX 300h vehicles. The air bag pressure sensors and/or the acceleration sensors may fail causing the side/curtain shield air bags and/or the front air bags to not deploy in the event of a crash.

What could happen

If the air bags fail to deploy in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.

The fix

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensors as necessary based on their serial numbers, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 12, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are JLA, J0F.

Vehicles covered

Facts

NHTSA recall number
18V085000
Type
Vehicle
Filed by
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Reported to NHTSA
Jan 31, 2018
Owners notified
Mar 30, 2018
Vehicles or items affected
48,672
Started by
The manufacturer
Built
May 7, 2015 to Jan 13, 2016
Part
Air bags › Frontal; Air bags › Side/window; Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module-inactive
Maker's own recall number
JLA, J0F

Notes

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.

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Other recalls for the same vehicles

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Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.