NHTSA 18V085000Manufacturer no. JLA, J0F
Air Bags › Frontal
- Report received by NHTSA
- January 31, 2018
- Owner notification
- March 30, 2018
- Recall initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Units potentially affected
- 48,672 (whole campaign)
- Build dates listed for the 2016 Lexus NX
- May 25, 2015 – October 16, 2015
- Model names in the NHTSA record
- NX
Components: Air Bags › Frontal; Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module-Inactive; Air Bags › Side/Window
Defect summary
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.
Safety risk
If the air bags fail to deploy in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
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.
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 18V085000, filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov