My wife hit some ice in her 2017 GX 460 and slid into a guard rail. We are at a relative's house in the mountains about 250 miles from home. Luckily the only damage is to the right front bumper and no airbags deployed.

The bumper cover is punctured in one spot, and it looks like the adjusting bracket is bent. The truck seems drivable but the Slip Indicator light came on. You can see where the right front wheel also came into contact with the guard rail, but both the tire and rim and fine. There are no weird noises or wobbling - truck drives fine. Is there a sensor in the bumper, or do I have some hidden damage with that right front wheel? Is it safe to drive 250 miles home, or am I risking damage to the Vehicle Stability Control system?

Thanks any help will be much appreciated.

 

Probably damaged the wheel speed or skid control sensors but wouldn't know for sure without a code. That being said when there is an error in system the ABS and Stability Control generally will not be active while driving. Not likely further damage but be aware safety aids may not be there.

 

Thanks for the fast reply. I visually inspected the Front Speed Sensor and the Front Skid Control Sensor Wire. Everything in the diagrams is in good shape - no easily apparent damage. The Front Skid Control Sensor is not in the picture or is the wire the sensor? Many thanks for the pictures.

Also I read the codes. The only one was in the ABS sub system...surprise.. The code is C1290 - Steering Angle Sensor Zero Point Malfunction.
Can I surmise that the front wheels were knocked out of alignment? Also now that I read the code and I looked at it, the steering wheel does seem off (rotated right) by about 5 degrees or am I just imagining things?

 

Actually IIRC....one in the same... my mistake in post.

Looking at FSM it does sound like an alignment issue.. it would need an alignment and a ZPC ( Zero Point Calibration)

 

Alignment and Zero Point Calibration did the trick. Thanks!