NHTSA Campaign 16V053000
AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
NHTSA campaign 16V053000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: knee bolster. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 16V053000 with NHTSA on February 1, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V053000, NHTSA lists up to 5,072 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 16, 2015 and December 23, 2015.
The 16V053000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V053000 were scheduled from March 7, 2016, 35 days after the report.
16V053000 covers 2 models from Lexus, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 16V053000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V053000 vehicles, the 2016 Lexus Rx350 has the most (9).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V053000 ranks 164 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 16V053000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 47 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V053000 was 15V656000, reported on October 14, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Lexus RX350 and RX450h vehicles manufactured November 16, 2015, to December 23, 2015. Due to an improper weld, the gas needed to inflate the driver's knee air bag may escape from the inflator.
- The risk
- A defective inflator may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the knee air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began March 7, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is GLA.
Reported February 1, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V053000 (2)
Lexus (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V053000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 1, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted