Air bags: knee bolsterRecall 16V-053 · Lexus vehicles
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recall 16V-053 covers 5,072 Lexus vehicles for a air bags: knee bolster problem, reported to NHTSA on February 1, 2016. The manufacturer's latest report (2017 Q2) shows 94% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 16V053000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
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.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
94%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 73 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from November 16, 2015 to December 23, 2015. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.