The defect
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 HS250h LEXUS VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ROTATED FOLLOWING A CRASH TEST AS REQUIRED, THE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE EXCEEDED THE ALLOWABLE LIMITS.
The risk
FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE AFFECTED VEHICLES BY INSTALLING A NEWLY DESIGNED PROTECTOR COMPONENT FOR THE FUEL FILLER INLET PIPE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 9, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lexus HS | 2010 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexus HS | 2010 | 70 | 3 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2010
12 of the 647 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2010 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 10V621000 10 Dec 2010 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 10V518000 26 Oct 2010 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 10V348000 27 Jul 2010 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 10V330000 22 Jul 2010 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 10V294000 29 Jun 2010 | SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR |
| 10V275000 16 Jun 2010 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 10V215000 21 May 2010 | AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI |
| 10V147000 16 Apr 2010 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2010