Recall 18V085000

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

Report Date
20180131
Component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Affected Vehicles
5 models

Defect Description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Toyota Prius and Lexus RX 350, RX 350 F Sport, RX 450h F Sport and RX 450h vehicles and 2015-2016 Lexus NX 200T, NX Turbo and NX 300h vehicles. The air bag pressure sensors and/or the acceleration sensors may fail causing the side/curtain shield air bags and/or the front air bags to not deploy in the event of a crash.

Safety Consequence

If the air bags fail to deploy in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensors as necessary based on their serial numbers, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 12, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are JLA, J0F.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2015 LEXUS NX
2016 LEXUS NX
2016 LEXUS RX HYBRID
2016 LEXUS RX350
2016 TOYOTA PRIUS

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.