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NHTSA campaign 10V309000 · Manufacturer campaign ALE

TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. Recall 10V-309: ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS

NHTSA recall 10V309000 (Manufacturer campaign ALE) was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. on July 6, 2010, with 138,874 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lexus IS 350, Lexus GS 350, Lexus GS450H and more for model years 2006–2008. Owners were notified on September 2, 2010, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 10V309000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
10V309000 (also written 10V-309 or 10V309)
Filed by
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Manufacturer campaign number
ALE
Report received
Potentially affected
138,874 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V309000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Lexus

  • Lexus GS 350

    • 2007 · Vehicles built July 14, 2006 – July 25, 2008 (per NHTSA)
    • 2008 · Vehicles built July 24, 2006 – July 25, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Lexus GS450H

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built February 7, 2006 – July 8, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Lexus GS460

    • 2008 · Vehicles built September 28, 2007 – July 28, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Lexus IS 350

    • 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built August 26, 2005 – June 27, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Lexus LS460

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built August 10, 2006 – August 4, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Lexus LS460L

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built August 23, 2006 – August 4, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Lexus LS600HL

    • 2008 · Vehicles built April 4, 2007 – July 29, 2008 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V309000.

Defect description

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2008 LEXUS PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 26, 2005 THROUGH AUGUST 4, 2008. MICRO-FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE MATERIAL OF THE VALVE SPRING MAY DEGRADE THE STRENGTH OF THE VALVE SPRING, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE SPRING TO BREAK.

Safety consequence

THE ENGINE COULD FAIL AND STOP SUDDENLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.

Notes

TOYOTA RECALL NO. ALE.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V309000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.