Lexus ES (2019): Air bags
Recall 19V288000 · Apr 10, 2019 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
564
vehicles affected
564
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 19V288000
- Date
- Apr 10, 2019
- Maker
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Units affected
- 564
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Knee bolster
- Model years
- 2019
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Lexus ES vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with a driver knee air bag assembly mounted to the lower instrument panel (IP) that may have been improperly installed, possibly affecting the deployment of the knee air bag in the event of a crash.
What can happen
In the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury if the knee air bag does not deploy properly.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver knee air bag assembly, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 8, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are KLD and KLE.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 19V288000?
1 model: Lexus ES (2019), about 564 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 19V288000?
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver knee air bag assembly, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 8, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are KLD and KLE.
What can happen?
In the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury if the knee air bag does not deploy properly.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.