Lexus recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Lexus ES vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with a driver knee air bag assembly mounted to the lower instrument panel (IP) that may have been improperly installed, possibly affecting the deployment of the knee air bag in the event of a crash.
What could happen
In the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury if the knee air bag does not deploy properly.
The fix
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver knee air bag assembly, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 8, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are KLD and KLE.
Vehicles covered
- Lexus Es 2019
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 19V288000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Reported to NHTSA
- Apr 10, 2019
- Owners notified
- May 8, 2019
- Vehicles or items affected
- 564
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Feb 11, 2019 to Feb 22, 2019
- Part
- Air bags › Knee bolster
- Maker's own recall number
- KLD, KLE
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Lexus / Subaru / Toyota recall: Back over prevention Oct 30, 2025
- Lexus / Toyota recall: Back over prevention Feb 21, 2024
- Lexus / Toyota recall: Air bags Dec 20, 2023
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.