Lexus IS250 and GS300. Published by the European Safety Gate as A12/0512/16 on 29 April 2016. Risk: Fire.
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Portugal notified the European Union's Safety Gate rapid alert system about a Lexus Is250 And GS300 on 29 April 2016. The Commission records the risk level as serious risk, with the hazard recorded as fire. The vehicle is recorded as originating in Japan. Twenty-seven member states share this system, and an alert raised by one is visible to all of them.
| Field | As the Safety Gate records it |
|---|---|
| Case | A12/0512/16 |
| Report | Report-2016-017 |
| Brand | Lexus |
| Model | Is250 And GS300 |
| Risk level | Serious risk |
| Hazard | Fire |
| Notified by | Portugal |
| Origin | Japan |
| Published | 29 April 2016 |
| Read by this site | 24 August 2026 |
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Lexus elsewhere in this register
Lexus is named on 29 notices in the copy of the European Safety Gate’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- A12/0014/17 · 13 January 2017 · NX200, NX200t and NX300h · Injuries
- A12/0912/15 · 24 July 2015 · NX200t · Injuries
- A12/1696/14 · 31 October 2014 · Lexus IS, GS and LS · Fire
- A12/1501/14 · 3 October 2014 · GS250 · Injuries
- A12/0128/18 · 2 February 2018 · Ct200h · Injuries
- A12/0305/18 · 2 March 2018 · RC F · Fire
- A12/1329/18 · 21 September 2018 · LC500h · Injuries
- A12/1622/18 · 2 November 2018 · GS350, GS450h, IS350C, IS350 · Fire
The same risk: Fire
679 notices in this register name Fire. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- A12/1346/15 · 22 April 2016 · 250, 350, 450 Sx-F · Fire
- A12/0473/16 · 22 April 2016 · Bonneville 900 T100 & 900 T100 Black, Thruxton 1200 & 1200R, Street Twin 900, Bonneville 1200 T120 & · Fire
- A12/0486/16 · 22 April 2016 · XF · Fire
- A12/0487/16 · 22 April 2016 · Kuga · Fire
- A12/0435/16 · 15 April 2016 · Cherokee · Fire
- A12/0436/16 · 15 April 2016 · C3, C4, C3 Picasso, C4 Picasso, DS3, DS4, C4 Cactus · Fire
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