NHTSA Campaign 18V085000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Issued by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · Reported Jan 31, 2018 · 48,672 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
LEXUS NX 2015 48,672
LEXUS NX 2016 48,672
LEXUS RX HYBRID 2016 48,672
LEXUS RX350 2016 48,672
TOYOTA PRIUS 2016 48,672

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V085000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.