Recall Details For: 2010 LEXUS HS 250 HYBRID
NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER - 16V596000

• RUNNING SEQUENCE NUMBER: 123547
• NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:16V596000
• VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MAKE: LEXUS
• VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MODEL: HS 250 HYBRID
• MODEL YEAR: 2010
• MFR CAMPAIGN NUMBER : Toyota G0V Lexus GLK
• COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: SUSPENSION:REAR
• MANUFACTURER THAT FILED DEFECT/NONCOMPLIANCE REPORT: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
• BEGIN DATE OF MANUFACTURING: 20090706
• END DATE OF MANUFACTURING: 20100826
• VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT OR TIRE REPORT: V
• POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 337449
• DATE OWNER NOTIFIED BY MFR: 20161003
• RECALL INITIATOR (MFR/OVSC/ODI): MFR
• MANUFACTURERS OF RECALLED VEHICLES/PRODUCTS: Toyota Motor Corporation
• REPORT RECEIVED DATE: 20160812
• RECORD CREATION DATE: 20160812
• REGULATION PART NUMBER:
• FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER:

DEFECT SUMMARY: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured October 31, 2005, to September 7, 2010, and 2010 Lexus HS250h vehicles manufactured July 6, 2009, to August 26, 2010. The affected vehicles have rear suspension arms (rear tie rods) with adjusting lock nuts that may have been improperly tightened after servicing. As a result of being loose, the arm may have thread damage and may rust, possibly leading to the failure of the arm and an abrupt change in the vehicle's alignment.

CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: Failure of the rear tie rod could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: Toyota will notify owners and dealers will replace both rear suspension arms and encapsulate the locknuts, free of charge. The recall began on September 30, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are G0V for Toyota vehicles and GLK for Lexus vehicles. Note: This recall supersedes recall 13V-383, in which some vehicles were only inspected, sealed, and did not have both arms replaced. The affected vehicles were previously recalled under 13V-383, but did not have both rear suspension arms replaced at that time. Those vehicles need to have both arms replaced as part of this recall remedy.

RECALL 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.

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