{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Toyota recall 16V053: Model Year 2016 Lexus RX350 and RX450H",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v053/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V053 (Toyota): A defective inflator may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Lexus Rx350, Lexus Rx450h, model year 2016. Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 1 February 2016. 5,072 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A defective inflator may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.” 16V053 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Air Bags:Knee Bolster 1 February 2016 2016-2016 LEXUS RX350, LEXUS RX450H A defective inflator may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. 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. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:02:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:22:47+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Toyota recall 16V053: Model Year 2016 Lexus RX350 and RX450H\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v053/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}