NHTSA Complaint #10820974 — 2007 LEXUS RX350
AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10820974 |
| Vehicle | 2007 LEXUS RX350 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 100,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
MY CAR IS USED TO DROP OFF AND PICK UP CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL AND GROCERY SHOPPING, AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT; HOWEVER, ONE DAY I HAD JUST GOT IN THE CAR AND STARTED IT UP (MY ADULT SON WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT) AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON MY DASH AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SHOWS IT IS NOT ON. MY SON WEIGHS ALMOST 200 POUNDS. WE EVEN HAD HIM GET OUT OF THE CAR AND SIT BACK DOWN AGAIN, THINKING THE SEAT DIDN'T REGISTER FOR SOME REASON, BUT NOTHING CHANGED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AS IF EVER INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY TO PROTECT ANY PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT. ALSO, THE DASH OF MY CAR IS CRACKING AND HUGE SPIDER WEB CRACKS HAVE NOW BEGUN TO TAKE OVER THE DASH ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE. I KEEP IT GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME SO HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS HAS STARTED HAPPENING EITHER. CAN SEND PHOTOS IF THEY ARE NEEDED, JUST LET ME KNOW.
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