Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / LS400 / 1997

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001165730 Incident Date: Sep, 07 2001
Consumer's City: SUN CITY Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: LS400 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: JT8BH28F1V0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 27 2002 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 16 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle was involved in a driver side front fender collision at 50 mph, and both frontal air bags and side air bags did not deploy. dealer/manufacturer were notified. *ak toyota's legal department confirmed that the direct frontal collison forces were below the threshold for deployment, impacting the softer portion of the left front corner of the vehicle, and was not a direct frontal impact, therefore the air bags did not deploy, two people were injured in the accident. *tt