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2012 Lexus GX460 Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Jan 30, 2018
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
100%
of 8 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2012 Lexus GX460 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming airbag

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Airbags
Filed Jan 30, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 LEXUS GX460. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (LEXUS OF WINTER PARK, 305 N SEMORAN BLVD, WINTER PARK, FL 32792, (407) 678-2000) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE A REASONABLE DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID
11065819
Incident
Aug 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Oct 28, 2017

TAKATA RECALL. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF AIRBAG RECALL WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT A LEXUS DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAG. I HAVE CONTACTED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT NO "FIX" IS AVAILABLE. DUE TO THE STRONG WARNING OF THE DANGERS ATTACHED TO THIS RECALL, I QUESTION WHY ARE LIVES BEING PUT IN DANGER WHEN THE FIX SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE RELATIVELY SOON AFTER NOTIFICATION. !!!!

NHTSA ID
11040737
Incident
Jan 9, 2017
Airbags
Filed Oct 17, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 LEXUS GX460. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HERB CHAMBERS LEXUS IN HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2017. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
11034171
Incident
Oct 13, 2017
Airbags
Filed Aug 30, 2017

TAKATA RECALL

NHTSA ID
11020695
Incident
Feb 1, 2017
Airbags
Filed Aug 24, 2017

"TAKATA RECALL" - THE RECALL HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE JANUARY 2017 AND THERE IS NO REMEDY TO DATE OTHER THAN I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE FOR MONTHS ON END. THIS IS AN UNREASONABLE REQUEST FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME THIS IS GOING ON. THERE IS ALSO NOT A FUTURE PLANNED DATE OF WHEN THE AIR BAG WILL BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
11019455
Incident
Jan 9, 2017
Airbags
Filed Aug 23, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 LEXUS GX460. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED SCANLON LEXUS (14200 S TAMIAMI TRAIL FORT MYERS, FL 33912 239-481-9797) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID
11019162
Incident
Jan 9, 2017
Airbags
Filed Aug 15, 2017

TAKATA RECALL, I WAS INFORMED OF THIS RECALL A YEAR AGO AND THERE IS NO RESOLUTION.

NHTSA ID
11015466
Incident
Jun 9, 2016
Airbags
Filed Jun 27, 2017

TAKATA RECALL - SINCE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG, I HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN ANY UPDATES ON WHAT THE REMEDY IS OR WHEN THE RECALL CAN BE SCHEDULED TO GET THE FIX REPAIRED. THIS EVERLASTING UNCERTAINTY HAS LEFT ME WITHOUT A FULLY FUNCTIONAL CAR, AS WELL AS FORCING ME TO MAKE ALL PASSENGERS SIT IN THE BACK SEATS TO AVOID POTENTIAL INJURY. HOW CAN I GET LEXUS TO ACT ON THIS, IF NOT INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE PLAN TO COMPLETE?

NHTSA ID
11001624
Incident
Dec 1, 2016

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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