EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Lexus, Toyota “NX300h, RX450h, Prius” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0208/18
Summary
There could be a fault with the pressure sensors for the airbag system. This could lead to the non-deployment of the side/curtain shield airbags and/or front airbags, increasing the risk of injury to the occupants in the event of a crash.
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Product
Passenger car — Lexus, Toyota
- Brand
- Lexus, Toyota
- Name / model
- NX300h, RX450h, Prius · Model: Lexus NX300h, Lexus RX450h and Toyota Prius; EC-type approval number: e6*2007/46*0111 (NX300h), e6*2007/46*0163 (RX450h), e11*2007/46*2971 (Prius).
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Production year: 2015
What is the risk?
- There could be a fault with the pressure sensors for the airbag system. This could lead to the non-deployment of the side/curtain shield airbags and/or front airbags, increasing the risk of injury to the occupants in the event of a crash.
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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