EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Lexus “Lexus IS, GS and LS” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1696/14
Summary
null The gasket seated between the fuel pressure sensor and the duel pipe could become degraded. During vehicle operation, fuel could leak past the gasket. In the presence of an ignition source, this could increase the risk of a vehicle fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Lexus
- Brand
- Lexus
- Name / model
- Lexus IS, GS and LS · GS300, GS350, GS450h, GS460, IS250C, IS250, IS-F, LS460, LS460L, LS600h, LS600hL
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Production years: 2005 – 2010.
What is the risk?
- null The gasket seated between the fuel pressure sensor and the duel pipe could become degraded. During vehicle operation, fuel could leak past the gasket. In the presence of an ignition source, this could increase the risk of a vehicle fire.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory 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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