NHTSA Complaint #11000225 — 2011 LEXUS IS 350C

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LEXUS IS 350C. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (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. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (LEXUS OF MELBOURNE IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AND EXPRESSED DISSATISFACTION WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS KEPT AT THE DEALER'S GARAGE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.