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The air bag pressure sensors and/or the acceleration sensors may fail causing the side/curtain shield air bags and/or the front air bags to not deploy in the event of a crash.","consequence":"If the air bags fail to deploy in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensors as necessary based on their serial numbers, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin March 12, 2018.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's numbers for this recall are JLA, J0F.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"JLA, J0F","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V198000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2016-04-07","owner_notified":"2016-05-04","units":16656,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured October 30, 2015, to February 3, 2016, 2016 Lexus RX350 vehicles manufactured October 26, 2015, to February 8, 2016, and 2016 Lexus ES350 vehicles manufactured September 1, 2015, to February 29, 2016.  These vehicles are equipped with an ABS actuator that may have a damaged O-ring which could result in improper brake fluid pressure control during ABS, Traction Control, or Stability Control activation.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, \"Electronic Stability Control Systems.\"","consequence":"Insufficient brake fluid pressure may cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began on May 4, 2016, 2016.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is G0I, GLC.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"G0I, GLC","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V053000","component":"AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2016-02-01","owner_notified":"2016-03-07","units":5072,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Lexus RX350 and RX450h vehicles manufactured November 16, 2015, to December 23, 2015.  Due to an improper weld, the gas needed to inflate the driver's knee air bag may escape from the inflator.","consequence":"A defective inflator may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the knee air bag assembly, free of charge.  The recall began March 7, 2016.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is GLA.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"GLA","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":76,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":93,"crash":14,"fire":1,"injured":7,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",22],["Service Brakes",14],["Power Train",13],["Air Bags",11],["Engine",11],["Electrical System",10]],"by_year":{"2016":16,"2017":15,"2018":11,"2019":6,"2020":12,"2021":9,"2022":2,"2023":5,"2024":7,"2025":8,"2026":2},"excerpts":[["2025-09-17","Structure","Both sides of the black wheel guides have popped off causing damage to the front bumper and wheel fenders."],["2025-08-02","Visibility/Wiper","As I was driving southbound on I five in the state of Washington in Stanwood area 8:00 AM my sunroof exploded, causing me to swerve into other lanes and a distraction for other drivers There were no warnings. The sunroof was in a close position, not being used. The vehicle went into repair today being August 1. We did \u2026"],["2025-06-18","Engine","Timing Cover gasket leak. Apparently this is very common problem with 2016 Lexus RX 350 due to a bad design by Lexus. Lexus is quoting ~7000 to fix"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.171,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.18,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.171,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.18,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null}],"popularity":99,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":30,"ncap":4,"complaints":93},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}