LEXUS, TOYOTA — recall

Automotive · United States · 2025-01-29

Lexus and Toyota vehicles' front passenger seat occupant classification system sensor may malfunction

Country	United States
Category	Automotive
Published	2025-01-29
Manufacturer	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Models affected	NX, RX, COROLLA, COROLLA CROSS, COROLLA CROSS HYBRID, HIGHLANDER, HIGHLANDER HYBRID, TACOMA
Model year	2023-2024, 2023
Units affected	1716
Defect	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Tacoma, Lexus RX350, 2023-2024 NX250, and NX350 vehicles that may have been incorrectly repaired under previous NHTSA recall number 23V-480. An electrical connection inside the steering column's spiral cable assembly may be insufficiently welded, causing the connection to separate and deactivate the driver's air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occup…
Component	AIR BAGS
Remedy	Dealers will inspect and replace the spiral cable assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 30, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 25TA02. Lexus' number for this recall is 25LA02.
Recall number	25V040000
Official notice	View source ↗

What this means for sellers

Likely platform / channel actions	OEMs/dealers will run the remedy (repair, replace or refund); component suppliers in the chain may face traceback.
Self-check for comparable products	Check your comparable products' design, materials and QC records against the defect described here.
Rules & standards likely involved	FMVSS (NHTSA) · Full guide →

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