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NHTSA : 19V288000

Campaign Details

Component: AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER

Defect Description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Lexus ES vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with a driver knee air bag assembly mounted to the lower instrument panel (IP) that may have been improperly installed, possibly affecting the deployment of the knee air bag in the event of a crash.

Consequence / Hazard

In the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury if the knee air bag does not deploy properly.

Proposed Solution

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver knee air bag assembly, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 8, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are KLD and KLE.

🚗 Affected Vehicles1

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.