Lexus GS 350 (2013): Service brakes, hydraulic
Recall 14V270000 · May 22, 2014 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
10,462
vehicles affected
10,462
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V270000
- Date
- May 22, 2014
- Maker
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Units affected
- 10,462
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Service brakes, hydraulic > Pedals and linkages; Service brakes, hydraulic
- Model years
- 2013
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013 Lexus GS 350 vehicles manufactured June 8, 2012, through December 26, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the switch that senses the amount of pressure that the driver is applying to the brake pedal may fail.
What can happen
If the switch fails, the vehicle may begin braking without the driver's input, and without illuminating the brake lights, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake pedal support assembly which includes the brake pedal load sensing switch, free of charge. Toyota sent owners an interim notification letter in late June 2014 to advise owners of the recall. Owners received a second letter after the remedy parts were available in mid-July. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V270000?
1 model: Lexus GS 350 (2013), about 10,462 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V270000?
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake pedal support assembly which includes the brake pedal load sensing switch, free of charge. Toyota sent owners an interim notification letter in late June 2014 to advise owners of the recall. Owners received a second letter after the remedy parts were.
What can happen?
If the switch fails, the vehicle may begin braking without the driver's input, and without illuminating the brake lights, increasing the risk of a crash.
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.