Vehicle recall 18V085000 · January 31, 2018
Lexus NX, Toyota Prius and 2 more models
The air bag pressure sensors and/or the acceleration sensors may fail causing the side/curtain shield air bags and/or the front air bags to not deploy in the event of a crash.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Toyota Prius and Lexus RX 350, RX 350 F Sport, RX 450h F Sport and RX 450h vehicles and 2015-2016 Lexus NX 200T, NX Turbo and NX 300h vehicles. The air bag pressure sensors and/or the acceleration sensors may fail causing the side/curtain shield air bags and/or the front air bags to not deploy in the event of a crash.
- Consequence
- If the air bags fail to deploy in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensors as necessary based on their serial numbers, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 12, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are JLA, J0F.
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 18V085000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 31, 2018
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Manufacturer campaign
- JLA, J0F
- Owner notification
- March 30, 2018
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 48,672
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module-inactive; Air bags › Frontal; Air bags › Side/window
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Lexus NX (2015-2016): 2016, 2015
- Lexus RX Hybrid (2016): 2016
- Lexus RX350 (2016): 2016
- Toyota Prius (2016): 2016
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