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3,000 miles · Jun 22, 2016

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Service BrakesUnknown Or OtherCrash

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COLLISION DETAILS: ' UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL STARTED ON I-5 SOUTH IN SANTA ANA. MANAGED TO EXIT ON 17TH STREET TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENT ON I-5. JUST AHEAD OF FAIRMONT WAS TRYING TO PARK THE CAR BUT THE VEHICLE UNINTENDEDLY ACCELERATED AGAIN. COULD NOT SLOW DOWN, SWERVED ON TO PAVEMENT/WALKWAY. COLLIDED ONTO IRON WROUGHT FENCE OF A SENIOR LIVING COMPLEX HEAD ON. ' COMPLETE DAMAGE AND LOSS OF FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS CAME ON. NO INJURY TO THE DRIVER OR NOT TO ANY PEDESTRIANS. ' SANTA ANA POLICE ARRIVED AT SITE AND CHECKED DRIVER AND THE CAR. DUI NOT REPORTED BY SANTA ANA POLICE. LEXUS CORRESPONDENCE: ' SEVERAL TELEPHONE CALLS MADE WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE EXCEPT FOR CASE NO. 1604192441 ASSIGNED ABOVE. ' LEXUS ASSIGNED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS ASSOCIATES (EAA) FOR INVESTIGATION. ' LETTER WRITTEN AND MAILED (REGISTERED) TO LEXUS ON MAY 5, 2016. RESPONSE RECEIVED ONLY AFTER ONE MONTH ON JUNE 2, 2016. ' RESPONSE CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND WITHOUT ISSUE. NO INVESTIGATIVE REPORT PROVIDED. ' INSPECTION AND READ OUT OF EVENT DATA RECORDER COMPLETED ON APRIL 28, 2016. ' REQUESTED LEXUS BY PHONE TO FORWARD THE EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) REPORT. LEXUS FORWARDED EDR BUT NO CONCLUSIONS ARRIVED AT EXCEPT FOR ELABORATE FINDINGS TOWARDS AIR BAGS DEPLOYMENT. NO MENTION OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. PROBABLE CAUSES: (1)SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM (ETCS) AND ASSOCIATED SENSORS WHICH HAS NO 'FAIL SAFE' MECHANICAL LINK BETWEEN GAS PEDAL AND ENGINE. (2) MALFUNCTIONING OF ABS ACTUATOR RESULTING IN IMPROPER TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATION AND REDUCING THE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ASSISTANCE.

NHTSA ODI #10875908

Official recalls

18V085000 · Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE ; Air Bags:side/window

Jan 31, 2018

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Toyota Prius and Lexus RX 350, RX 350 F Sport, RX 450h F Sport and RX 450h vehicles and 2015-2016 Lexus NX 200T, NX Turbo and NX 300h vehicles. 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 & remedy

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.

Additional source detail variants (3)

Air Bags:side/window

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.

Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE

Consequence: If the air bags fail to deploy in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.

Air Bags:frontal

Consequence: If the air bags fail to deploy in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.

16V053000 · Air Bags:knee Bolster

Feb 1, 2016

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 & remedy

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.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System

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 matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.