EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Lexus “GS3543/45H, LC500/500H, LS500/500H, LS600H, RX350/450H, RX350L/450” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00414/20
Summary
Due to a manufacturing defect, surface cracking may occur on the impeller of the low-pressure fuel pump. Consequently, the impeller may deform, causing the fuel pump to become inoperative and the engine to stall, increasing the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Lexus
- Brand
- Lexus
- Name / model
- GS3543/45H, LC500/500H, LS500/500H, LS600H, RX350/450H, RX350L/450 · LS600H (UVF45, UVF46), RX350/450H (AGL20, AGL25, GGL25, GYL25), RX350L/450 (GGL26, GYL26), Model codes: GS3543/45H (GRL11, GRL15, GWL10), LC500/500H (GWZ100, URZ100), LS500/500H (GSF50, GVF50, GVF55, VXFA55),, Type-approval numbers
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car equipped with a low-pressure fuel pump, located in the fuel tank.
- Production dates: 02/09/2013 - 11/05/2019
What is the risk?
- Due to a manufacturing defect, surface cracking may occur on the impeller of the low-pressure fuel pump. Consequently, the impeller may deform, causing the fuel pump to become inoperative and the engine to stall, increasing the risk of an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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