Lexus IS250C and IS-F MY2014
Published 23 January 2019
Product
IS250C (Model GSE20) 42 vehicles affected Front passenger airbag. MY2014 IS-F (Model USE20) 13 vehicles affected Front passenger airbag. MY2014 This recall expands recall PRA2018/16536.
Why it was recalled
Takata airbag inflator: As it gets older, a combination of heat and humidity can cause the airbag inflator propellant to degrade. If an affected vehicle is involved in a collision triggering the airbag, the metal inflator housing may explode/rupture under too much internal pressure.
Hazard
In the event of an airbag inflator rupture, metal fragments could propel out through the airbag cushion towards the vehicle occupants causing serious injury or fatality.
Source: Product Safety Australia. RecallMatch AU provides a screening summary and is independent of the ACCC.