NHTSA Campaign 24V482000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
NHTSA campaign 24V482000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seats: front assembly: head restraint. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 24V482000 with NHTSA on June 27, 2024; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 24V482000, NHTSA lists up to 11,418 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 24V482000 were scheduled from February 14, 2025, 232 days after the report.
24V482000 covers 1 model from Lexus, model years 2024.
Owners of the model years 24V482000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the seats, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 24V482000 ranks 144 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 24V482000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 9 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 24V482000 was 24V128000, reported on February 21, 2024.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024 Lexus RX 350, RX 350h, 2024-2025 NX 250, NX 350, and NX 350h vehicles. The head restraints on the driver and front passenger seats may be inadvertently removed without pressing the lock release button. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Number 202, "Head Restraints."
- The risk
- A head restraint that is inadvertently removed and not reinstalled can increase the risk of injury during a rear-end crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat head rest assemblies, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed February 14, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 24LB06 and 24LA06.
Reported June 27, 2024
Vehicles covered by 24V482000 (1)
Lexus (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 24V482000, 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: June 27, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted