The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2019 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX 570 vehicles. Over time, the seat belt tension sensor wire harness may break and deactivate the front passenger air bag, knee air bag, and passenger seat-mounted side airbag.
The risk
In the event of a crash, deactivated air bags can increase the risk of injury .
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will modify the front passenger seat belt assembly or replace it with an improved one, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are Lexus Interim J2L and Remedy JLL, Toyota Interim J15 and Remedy J05.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lexus LX570 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | SEAT BELTS:FRONT
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 LX570 | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2009 | 4 | 3 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2013 | 6 | 2 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| Lexus LX570 | 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2008 | 8 | 5 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2009 | 6 | 7 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2013 | 6 | 2 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2016 | 4 | 3 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2017 | 4 | 1 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
Other air bags recalls in 2018
85 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the air bags; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 18V912000 19 Dec 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V905000 19 Dec 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V883000 12 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V868000 6 Dec 2018 | General Motors LLC |
| 18V838000 27 Nov 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V836000 27 Nov 2018 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 18V806000 14 Nov 2018 | Ford Motor Company |
| 18V776000 1 Nov 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018