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Passenger car - Lexus GS and LS – Lexus

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 8 Jul 2010In the weekly report of 9 Jul 2010 (week 27, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car - Lexus GS and LS
Brand
Lexus (46 alerts)
Type / model
GS450h, LS460, LS600h e LS600hL. Year: 2006 to 2008.
Description
Light Passenger Vehicle. VINs are available in the <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2010-w27/2010-w27_42-vins.pdf">attached document</a>.
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because in the valve operating system of the engine, which contains multiple valves in each engine cylinder, there is a possibility that the strength of the valve spring may degrade, causing the spring to break. If one of the springs in the engine breaks, an abnormal noise and rough engine performance will be noticed. In the worst case, the engine could fail and stop suddenly while the vehicle is in motion.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer
Notifying country
Portugal
Country of origin
Japan
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1057/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-27 (XML)
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