Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 19V288000

Air bags: knee bolster

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2019-04-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 19V288000

Air bags: knee bolster

Component
Air bags: knee bolster
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
564
Reported to NHTSA
2019-04-10
Owners notified
2019-05-08

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

In the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury if the knee air bag does not deploy properly.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Lexus ES2019

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.