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The curtain airbag on the motive force’s facet might not deploy correctly “throughout sure crashes” if the motive force’s facet window is rolled down, in line with an announcement shared by Toyota Thursday. Toyota didn’t present particulars on the kind of scenario by which the issue may happen.
In a crash or a car rollover, facet curtain airbags deploy to cowl the facet window opening. They can assist forestall an occupant from hanging the window glass or elements of the door. Within the occasion of a rollover, they’ll forestall an occupant’s arm, shoulder or head from hitting the bottom and even shield an individual from being thrown from the car.
Each the Lexus TX and Toyota Grand Highlander are new fashions that went on sale final yr. They’re carefully associated to at least one one other. Each are giant crossover, or comparatively car-like, SUVs with three rows of seating. They’re produced at Toyota’s manufacturing facility in Princeton, Indiana.
Toyota is at the moment working to develop a strategy to repair the difficulty, the automaker stated in its assertion. Homeowners will likely be notified of the recall by mid-August, Toyota stated.
If clients have questions, they’ll contact Toyota customer support at 800-331-4331 or Lexus customer support at 800-255-3987.
