Takata airbag recall and 2nd gen. GS
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Takata airbag recall and 2nd gen. GS
By now, I'm sure most of you have heard of the massive recall and push from NHTSA for owners of early 2000's vehicles to bring their cars into dealerships. Apparently the issue is that the mechanism that deploys the airbag can disintegrate, and shoot shards of metal at the car's occupants. So far, Toyota has announced that the SC430 is affected by this recall, but no mention of the GS. Beings that the GS and SC use the same steering wheel and airbag, would make me think that the GS should/will be under recall. Any other news on this, or have any of you here contacted Lexus regarding the second generation GS?
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http://www.toyota.com/recall
You can look it up by VIN
Here is the info on the recall. like you mentioned nothing re: 2nd Gen GS
Toyota: 877,000 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2002 – 2005 Lexus SC
2002 – 2005 Toyota Corolla
2003 – 2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix
2002 – 2005 Toyota Sequoia
2003 – 2005 Toyota Tundra
You can look it up by VIN
Here is the info on the recall. like you mentioned nothing re: 2nd Gen GS
Toyota: 877,000 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2002 – 2005 Lexus SC
2002 – 2005 Toyota Corolla
2003 – 2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix
2002 – 2005 Toyota Sequoia
2003 – 2005 Toyota Tundra
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Plz pm me for information on the nationwide airbag recall refund lawsuit for diminution in value I'm handling. Thx.
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I was wondering if this will make it to the 2GS or not, or my wife's 2RX.
The website shows no open recalls on my cars. For now....
The website shows no open recalls on my cars. For now....
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It's for certain territories not a blanket recall. High humidity + a cheaper substance for airbag inflation in extreme temps = problems.
https://repairpal.com/lexus/sc430/recalls
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/bu...wide.html?_r=0
There's gonna be an inquiry into things at this rate because it's affecting a lot of vehicles besides Toyota/Lexus.
The stuff they switched to inside the airbags is used for construction demolition and mining operations. It doesn't like heat, humidity and other extremes.
https://repairpal.com/lexus/sc430/recalls
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/bu...wide.html?_r=0
There's gonna be an inquiry into things at this rate because it's affecting a lot of vehicles besides Toyota/Lexus.
The stuff they switched to inside the airbags is used for construction demolition and mining operations. It doesn't like heat, humidity and other extremes.
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