{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016040 (Lexus), 2016: Seats And Restraints",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016040/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016040, LEXUS RX 450h, RX 350, 2016-01-27. On certain vehicles, the driver’s knee airbag inflator may have been assembled with an.",
  "excerpt": "LEXUS RX 450h, RX 350. Published by Transport Canada as 2016040 on 27 January 2016. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the driver’s knee airbag inflator may have been assembled with an improperly located weld seam. If this condition is present, the weld could be insufficient or be damaged during the clinching process after the inflator was filled with gas, which could cause the stored gas to leak. Leakage of the … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. On certain vehicles, the driver’s knee airbag inflator may have been assembled with an improperly located weld seam. If this condition is present, the weld could be insufficient or be damaged during the clinching process after the inflator was filled with gas, which could cause the stored gas to leak. Leakage of the stored gas could affect the performance of the knee airbag. Failure of the airbag to fully deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the knee airbag assembly. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:13:42+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:13:42+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016040 (Lexus), 2016: Seats And Restraints\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016040/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}