| NHTSA Record Id: 11815 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: LEXUS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008607000079293000000061 |
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| Model Name: GS400 |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V080000 |
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| Component Name: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: May, 27 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 17 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 14855 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 17 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Toyota Motor Corporation |
Report Received Date: Apr, 17 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 28 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. due to a manufacturing defect of the yaw rate sensor for the vehicle stability control (vsc), the vsc can operate improperly if the sensor is affected by certain electromagnetic waves, such as from a cellular phone. |
Consequence Summary: Should this occur, the brake may operate unexpectedly, affecting steering and speed control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the yaw rate sensor. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during june 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact lexus at 1-888-333-9376.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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