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HighNHTSA·24V461000·Announced 2025-08-06

2024 Lexus TX Hybrid and Toyota Grand Highlander curtain air bag deployment defect

Curtain side air bags in 2024 Lexus TX Hybrid and Toyota Grand Highlander vehicles may not deploy properly in crashes. Toyota and Lexus are replacing the defective air bag assemblies for all affected owners at no cost.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is a defect in a critical vehicle safety system (curtain air bags) that reduces occupant protection during crashes. While the source reports no injuries to date, the potential for serious injury or death in actual crash events is significant. This qualifies as a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Toyota and Lexus are recalling certain 2024 vehicles due to a defect in the driver and passenger curtain side air bags. Specifically affected are 2024 Lexus TX350, TX500 Hybrid, TX550 Hybrid+, and Toyota Grand Highlander and Grand Highlander Hybrid models. The curtain side air bags may not unroll as intended and could partially deploy outside of an open window.

This defect violates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 226 for ejection mitigation. Improper deployment of the side curtain air bags can reduce occupant protection during a crash, increasing the risk of injury to occupants.

Approximately 145,254 vehicles are affected. Owners should determine if their vehicle is affected and contact a dealer. Dealers will replace the driver and passenger curtain shield air bag assemblies free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 4, 2024.

For more information, contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331 or visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website at www.nhtsa.gov. The NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline is available at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153).

The recalled product

Product
2024 LEXUS TX HYBRID
Brand
LEXUS
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Category
Vehicle — Air Bag System
Hazard
  • airbag-deployment-failure
  • crash-injury-risk
Affected units
145,254

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (4)

  • TX HYBRID
  • GRAND HIGHLANDER
  • GRAND HIGHLANDER HYBRID
  • TX

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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