NHTSA recall 10V285000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 10V285000 |
| Manufacturer | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2010-06-25 |
| Owners notified | 2010-08-09 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE |
| Units potentially affected | 17801 |
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2010 LEXUS HS | Built 2009-01-29 to 2010-06-24. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| LSB-0024-11 | 2011-06-28. Service bulletin. TOYOTA LEXUS: THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH A TROUBLE CODE PRESENT. THIS IS A CHARCOAL CANSITER PROBLEM. *RM |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.