NHTSA campaign 18V085000 · Toyota campaign JLA, J0F
Lexus and Toyota Recall 18V-085: Sensor Failures May Prevent Air Bag Deployment
NHTSA recall 18V085000 (Toyota campaign JLA, J0F) was reported by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing on January 31, 2018, with 48,672 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lexus NX, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX Hybrid and more for model years 2015–2016. Owners were notified on March 30, 2018, 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 18V085000 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
- 18V085000 (also written 18V-085 or 18V085)
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Toyota campaign number
- JLA, J0F
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 48,672 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Side/Window
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 85.71% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 18V085000. 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 NX
Lexus RX350
- 2016 · Vehicles built May 7, 2015 – January 13, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Lexus RX Hybrid
- 2016 · Vehicles built May 7, 2015 – January 13, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Toyota
Toyota Prius
- 2016 · Vehicles built June 9, 2015 – December 25, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V085000.
Defect description
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Toyota Prius and Lexus RX 350, RX 350 F Sport, RX 450h F Sport and RX 450h vehicles and 2015-2016 Lexus NX 200T, NX Turbo and NX 300h vehicles. The air bag pressure sensors and/or the acceleration sensors may fail causing the side/curtain shield air bags and/or the front air bags to not deploy in the event of a crash.
Safety consequence
If the air bags fail to deploy in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensors as necessary based on their serial numbers, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 12, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are JLA, J0F.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 18V085000
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.