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Toyota Land Cruiser Recall 17V548: Front Air Bag May Not Deploy as Intended in a Crash

NHTSA campaign 17V548, reported August 31, 2017, 21 vehicles potentially affected.

What this recall means for you

Certain Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX vehicles may have an incorrect driver or front passenger air bag installed. The affected air bags may not meet federal occupant crash protection requirements, so they may not deploy as intended in a crash, which increases the risk of injury.

If you own one of the affected vehicles, contact an authorized Toyota or Lexus dealer or Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331 (Toyota recall H0S, Lexus recall HLD). Dealers will replace the affected driver and front passenger air bag assemblies at no cost to you. Check your vehicle identification number (VIN) for open recalls to confirm whether your vehicle is affected.

Check whether this recall is open on your vehicle

The repair is normally free at an authorized dealer.

Official recall notice

Safety recall 17V548Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Problem
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2016 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2006 Lexus LX470, and 2008-2013 Lexus LX570 vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with an incorrect driver or front passenger air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Risk
An incorrect driver or front passenger air bag may not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag assemblies, free of charge. The recall began September 29, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is H0S. Lexus' number for this recall is HLD.
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.

Affected vehicles

Lexus LX 4702006
Lexus LX 570200820092010201120122013
Toyota Land Cruiser200820092010201120122013201420152016