2010 LEXUS IS 250C — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 LEXUS IS 250C. WHILE THE CONTACT PROCEEDED THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND PROCEEDED INTO THE CONTACT'S LANE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BRAIN AND EYE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. LEXUS REPLACED AIR BAG ON 08/08/2017. NO INCIDENT.

TAKATA RECALL. WE TOOK OUR CAR TO STIRLING MCCALL LEXUS IN HOUSTON TEXAS TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2016, BUT THEY TOLD US THEY DID NOT HAVE IT YET AND WOULD CONTACT US. I TRIED AGAIN THIS MONTH, A YEAR LATER, AND THEY STILL SAY THE SAME THING. HOW CAN I GET THE AIR BAG REPLACED.

TAKATA RECALL; EVIDENCE ACCOMPANYING THIS COMPLAINT WILL SHOW LEXUS MANUFACTURER AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) NHTSA EMAIL DATED 7/19/2017 HAVE DIFFERENT FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PART NUMBERS FOR MY VEHICLE. IN EMAIL DATED 7/26/17 FROM LEXUS MANUFACTURER I WAS INFORMED THE REPLACEMENT PART NUMBER FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE MODEL IS 350C WAS THE REPLACEMENT PART I MUST USE IN MY VEHICLE., HOWEVER THE IS 350C MODEL DIFFER GREATLY IN SIZE AND MAKE FROM MY IS 250C MODEL. IN ADDITION LEXUS MANUFACTURER ADVERTISED IN THEIR INTERIM AND REMEDY NOTICE WHICH STATES" REMEDY WILL CONSIST OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAG INFLATOR OR THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY,DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE MODEL". MY VEHICLE MODEL IS A IS 250C NOT A IS 350C. MY VEHICLE IS A PRE-OWNED 2010 IS 250 CONVERTIBLE. I AM REQUESTING THAT LEXUS MANUFACTURER PROVIDED ME WITH THE CORRECT FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PART AND PART NUMBERS FOR MY PRE-OWNED 2010 IS 250C MAKE AND MODEL. I AM REQUESTING THAT LEXUS MANUFACTURER INFORM ME IN WRITING IF THE REMEDY WILL CONSIST OF REPLACING THE AIRBAG INFLATOR; THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY OR BOTH AND IF ALL REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) AND OFFICE VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLIANCE (OVSC) PRIOR TO ANY REMEDY AND OR REPAIRS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE AS IT RELATES TO THE MAY 23, 2016 TAKATA FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL OF MY VEHICLE MODEL. AS EVIDENCE PLEASE SEE MY EMAIL TO LEXUS MANUFACTURER DATED JULY 26, 2017; NHTSA EMAIL DATED JULY 19, 2017 AND LEXUS MANUFACTURER EMAILS DATED JULY 26, 2017 AND JULY 30, 2017. PLEASE NOTE: IF UNABLE TO UPLOAD THE DOCUMENTS OF EMAIL EVIDENCE WILL MAIL DIRECTLY TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADDRESS UPON YOUR REQUEST WITH THE CORRECT ADDRESS. THANK YOU. UPDATED 09/01/17*LJ *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS IS 250C. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (STERLING MCCALL TOYOTA AT 9400 SOUTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77074, (713) 270-3900) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.