The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Lexus LS vehicles manufactured May 9, 2006, to July 20, 2010, 2006-2011 Lexus GS vehicles manufactured January 6, 2005, to September 10, 2010, and 2006-2011 Lexus IS vehicles manufactured August 30, 2005, to September 10, 2010. Due to anti-corrosion plating remnants, fuel may leak from where the fuel pressure sensor is attached to the fuel delivery pipe.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will clean and reseal the fuel pressure sensor mounting area, free of charge. The recall began March 3, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lexus GS 350 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Lexus GS Hybrid | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Lexus GS300 | 2006 |
| Lexus GS460 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Lexus IS 250 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Lexus IS 250C | 2010 |
| Lexus IS 350 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Lexus IS 350C | 2010 |
| Lexus IS F | 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Lexus LS460 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Lexus LS460L | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Lexus LS600h | 2010 |
| Lexus LS600HL | 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 GS 350 | 2007 | 57 | 5 |
| Lexus GS 350 | 2008 | 19 | 4 |
| Lexus GS 350 | 2009 | 8 | 3 |
| Lexus GS 350 | 2010 | 7 | 3 |
| Lexus GS 350 | 2011 | 4 | 3 |
| Lexus GS Hybrid | 2007 | 8 | 2 |
| Lexus GS Hybrid | 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| Lexus GS Hybrid | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Lexus GS Hybrid | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Lexus GS Hybrid | 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| Lexus GS300 | 2006 | 124 | 2 |
| Lexus GS460 | 2008 | 4 | 2 |
| Lexus GS460 | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Lexus GS460 | 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| Lexus GS460 | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Lexus IS 250 | 2006 | 189 | 6 |
| Lexus IS 250 | 2007 | 213 | 5 |
| Lexus IS 250 | 2008 | 125 | 5 |
| Lexus IS 250 | 2009 | 48 | 6 |
| Lexus IS 250 | 2010 | 40 | 6 |
| Lexus IS 250C | 2010 | 11 | 6 |
| Lexus IS 350 | 2006 | 93 | 8 |
| Lexus IS 350 | 2007 | 53 | 8 |
| Lexus IS 350 | 2008 | 30 | 8 |
| Lexus IS 350 | 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| Lexus IS 350 | 2010 | 8 | 8 |
| Lexus IS 350 | 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| Lexus IS 350C | 2010 | 11 | 8 |
| Lexus IS F | 2008 | 13 | 5 |
| Lexus IS F | 2009 | 1 | 6 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2014
28 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014