Recall Detail

LEXUS / RX300 / 1999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 11826 Vehicale/Equipment Name: LEXUS
Recalled Component Id: 000008974000079863000000219 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: RX300 Model Year: 1999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V011000 Mfr Campaign Number: XL-3
Component Name: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH Manufacturer That Filed Report: TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 23 1998 End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 02 1998
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 23441
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 16 1999 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Toyota Motor Corporation Report Received Date: Jan, 20 1999
Record Creation date : Jan, 28 1999 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the headlights and taillights may not automatically illuminate in low ambient light when the headlight switch is placed in the "auto" position. Consequence Summary: Vehicles following behind may not see the vehicle since no headlights and taillights would be illuminated, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a modified body electronic control unit. Recall Notes: Owner notification began february 16, 1999.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 toyota at 1-800-331-4331.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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