NHTSA Campaign 19V134000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
NHTSA campaign 19V134000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the tires: sidewall. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 19V134000 with NHTSA on February 27, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V134000, NHTSA lists up to 6,296 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 21, 2017 and July 20, 2018.
The 19V134000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V134000 were scheduled from April 26, 2019, 58 days after the report.
19V134000 covers 1 model from Lexus, model years 2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V134000 ranks 160 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 19V134000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 5 other recalls on the tires on this site; the one before 19V134000 was 15V099000, reported on February 23, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Lexus LS vehicles equipped with run-flat tires with a sidewall reinforcement layer inside the tire. The tire-on-wheel assembly process may have caused the reinforcement layer to crack, possibly resulting in the tire tread layer separating from the tire.
- The risk
- If the tire tread layer separates from the vehicle, vehicle handling and stability may be affected, increasing the risk of crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and Lexus dealers will replace the affected tires, free of charge. The recall began April 26, 2019. Owners may contact Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. The Toyota number for this recall is KLC.
Reported February 27, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V134000 (1)
Lexus (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V134000, 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 27, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted