NHTSA Campaign 24V275000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
NHTSA campaign 24V275000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 24V275000 with NHTSA on April 17, 2024; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 24V275000, NHTSA lists up to 509 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 24V275000 were scheduled from June 7, 2024, 51 days after the report.
24V275000 covers 1 model from Lexus, model years 2018–2021.
By potentially affected vehicles, 24V275000 ranks 189 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 24V275000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 47 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 24V275000 was 23V865000, reported on December 20, 2023.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Lexus LS500 and 2018-2020 Lexus LS500 Hybrid vehicles equipped with the "Executive Package." The front passenger seat may have been assembled with interference between internal parts that can cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor to incorrectly detect the occupant. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- Incorrect detection of an occupant may result in improper air bag deployment during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect and repair the front passenger seat, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 7, 2024. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 24LA03.
Reported April 17, 2024
Vehicles covered by 24V275000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 24V275000, 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: April 17, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted