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A short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying.","consequence":"An air bag that does not deploy during a crash increases the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the sensor as necessary, free of charge.  Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed in February 2024. Some final remedy owner letters were mailed October 31, 2024. Letters will continue to be mailed in phases through January 2026. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is 23TB15/23TA15 Lexus 23LB03/23LA03.","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.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"23TA15, 23LA03","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":35,"crash":2,"fire":0,"injured":1,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Air Bags",25],["Forward Collision Avoidance",3],["Wheels",2],["Steering",2],["Structure",1],["Exterior Lighting",1]],"by_year":{"2021":2,"2022":3,"2023":2,"2024":13,"2025":14,"2026":1},"excerpts":[["2025-03-14","Air Bags","The contact owns a 2021 Lexus ES350. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V865000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.\u2026"],["2025-01-25","Air Bags","I received a DMV notice of Vehicle Safety Recall, I contacted the Dealer and they notify me that as of now there is no repair for it. That it is on \"Interim notice\". That if you need a documentation from the that they can provide it for me. Please let me know how to go about it asap. I like to renew my vehicle registra\u2026"],["2025-01-24","Air Bags","The contact owns a 2021 Lexus ES 300H. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V865000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repai\u2026"]]},"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":"4 DR AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.105,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.105,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.105,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":101,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":44,"ncap":5,"complaints":35},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}