NHTSA Campaign 08E020000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
NHTSA campaign 08E020000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: glass, side/rear. The repair is free.
08E020000 covers 1 model from Lexus, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 08E020000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08E020000 vehicles, the 2003 Lexus Rx300 has the most (3).
What this recall covers
- The defect
- POLYMER PROCESS DEVELOPMENT IS RECALLING 931 UNITS OF BACK GLASS, P/NO. FB20415ZPY, SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON 1999-2004 LEXUS RX300 VEHICLES. THE GLASS FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE AUTOMOTIVE GLAZING MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 205, GLAZING MATERIALS.
- The risk
- THE PURPOSE OF THIS STANDARD IS TO REDUCE INJURIES RESULTING FROM IMPACT TO GLAZING SURFACES.
- The fix
- POLYMER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED GLASS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT POLYMER TOLL-FREE AT 800-510-9879.
- Notes
- THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO POLYMER AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT BACK GLASS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY TOYOTA.
Vehicles covered by 08E020000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08E020000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted