Lexus Es350, Lexus Gx460, Lexus Is 250, Lexus Is 250c, Lexus Is 350, Lexus Is 350c, model years 2009 to 2013. Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 9 January 2018. 628,018 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sienna, 4Runner, Lexus IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, IS-F, and GX460 vehicles sold, ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP (Saipan), and the U.S. VI or …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 18V024 cover?
- Lexus Es350, Lexus GX460, Lexus Is 250, Lexus Is 250C, Lexus Is 350, Lexus Is 350C, Lexus Is F, Pontiac Vibe, model years 2009-2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sienna, 4Runner, Lexus IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, IS-F, and GX460 vehicles sold, ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, or replace the air bag assembly. The recall began on January 29, 2018.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 18V024 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| System at fault | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module |
| Reported to NHTSA | 9 January 2018 |
| Model years | 2009-2013 |
| Vehicles named | LEXUS ES350, LEXUS GX460, LEXUS IS 250, LEXUS IS 250C, LEXUS IS 350, LEXUS IS 350C, LEXUS IS F, PONTIAC VIBE, SCION XB, TOYOTA 4RUNNER, TOYOTA COROLLA, TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX, TOYOTA SIENNA, TOYOTA YARIS |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, or replace the air bag assembly. The recall began on January 29, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for this recall are "Zone A" Toyota: G0P, Lexus: GLG; "Zone B" Toyota: G0R, Lexus GLH; "Zone C" Toyota: H0A, and Lexus: HLA.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 846 notices in the record whose component field names air bags. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Lexus Es350 recalls: 10 US campaigns
- Lexus GX460 recalls: 10 US campaigns
- Lexus Is 250 recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Lexus Is 250c recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Lexus Is 350 recalls: 11 US campaigns
- Lexus Is 350c recalls: 9 US campaigns
- Lexus Is F recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Pontiac Vibe recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Scion XB recalls: 10 US campaigns
- Toyota 4runner recalls: 35 US campaigns
- Toyota Corolla recalls: 31 US campaigns
- Toyota Corolla Matrix recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Toyota Sienna recalls: 39 US campaigns
- Toyota Yaris recalls: 20 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 18V024, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v024/
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