Somewhere around 145,000 vehicles are affected by this new recall.
Toyota is conducting a voluntary recall on its brand-new Grand Highlander and Lexus TX models because the driver’s side curtain airbag may not deploy during certain crashes. Specifically, the condition occurs if there’s an accident while the driver window is rolled down. The problem obviously increases of the risk of an injury, and an airbag failing to deploy knocks these vehicles out of compliance with federal safety standard.
At the moment, the automaker says it is working on a fix for the issue.
When the initial statement rolled out on Thursday, Toyota also did not specify exactly how many vehicles are affected by this recall. However, considering both models have been on sale for around a year, it’s reasonable to assume this recall includes all or nearly all Grand Highlander and Lexus TX vehicles sold in the U.S. so far.
Toyota says it will notify customers about the issue by the middle of August.
