Injuries

Passenger car

Toyota Lexus
Case number
0858/10
Category
Motor vehicles
Type / Model
LS460 and LS600h
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇲🇹 Malta
Country of origin
🇯🇵 Japan
Published
2010-06-05

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of injuries as, under some circumstances, the Variable Gear Ratio Steering, "VGRS", system can cause the steering wheel to become off-centred by approximately 90 degrees.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

The recall affects certain vehicles equipped with Variable Gear Ratio Steering (VGRS). <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2010-w22/2010-w22_18-vins.pdf">See attached list of VIN numbers</a>.