{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"19V134000","date":"2019-02-27","owner_notified":"2019-04-26","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","component":"TIRES:SIDEWALL; TIRES","summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Lexus LS vehicles equipped with run-flat tires with a sidewall reinforcement layer inside the tire.  The tire-on-wheel assembly process may have caused the reinforcement layer to crack, possibly resulting in the tire tread layer separating from the tire.","consequence":"If the tire tread layer separates from the vehicle, vehicle handling and stability may be affected, increasing the risk of crash.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners, and Lexus dealers will replace the affected tires, free of charge.  The recall began April 26, 2019.  Owners may contact Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987.  The Toyota number for this recall is KLC.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","mfr_campaign":"KLC","part_number":null,"units":6296,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2020-3","period_to":"2020-3","submitted":"2020-10-28","involved":6296,"remedied":6050,"unreachable":122,"removed":92,"remedied_percent":96,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2018,"make":"LEXUS","model":"LS","vehicle_id":"2018_lexus_ls","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-02-21","built_to":"2018-07-20"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/19V134000"}