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Passenger car – Lexus “LC500h”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 11 Sep 2018In the weekly report of 21 Sep 2018 (week 38, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Lexus (46 alerts)
Name
LC500h
Type / model
- Type approval number: e6*2007/46*0195- Model Code: LC500h (GWZ100)
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 2 August 2016 and 5 June 2018 - VIN: from JTHHY5AY#0A000106 to JTHHY5AY#0A001394 (# can be different characters, all affected) (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 2 August 2016 and 5 June 2018- VIN: from JTHHY5AY#0A000106 to JTHHY5AY#0A001394(# can be different characters, all affected)
Risk
The vehicles' electronic control unit (ECU) has been improperly programmed and the throttle is not coordinated with the transmission and gear changes. As a consequence, when accelerating in highway driving mode, the hybrid system could shut down, causing a loss of power, which can increase the risk of accidents.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the importer · from 5 Sep 2018
Notifying country
Portugal
Country of origin
Japan
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1329/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-038 (XML)
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