Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - GLASS, SIDE/REAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 08E020000 | POLYMER PROCESS DEVELOPMENT, LLC | E (Equipment) | 931 | 04/18/2008 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 03/06/2008 | 03/07/2008 | 571 | 205 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Polymer process development is recalling 931 units of back glass, p/no. fb20415zpy, sold as replacement equipment for use on 1999-2004 lexus rx300 vehicles. the glass fails to conform to the automotive glazing material requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 205, glazing materials. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The purpose of this standard is to reduce injuries resulting from impact to glazing surfaces. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Polymer will notify owners and replace the affected glass free of charge. the recall began on april 18, 2008. owners may contact polymer toll-free at 800-510-9879. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to polymer aftermarket replacement back glass and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by toyota.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 02/22/2007 | 115000 | 1 | |
| My lexus rx300 2000 the sun visors keeps falling down which prevents me to drive in which i get distracted when i am driving, it is a concern, since it can cause an accident. my father in law owns also owns a toyota camry in which in recent days he got a notification of the same problem. lexus is the same company as toyota, and i was wondering if you got any notification of many sunvisor problems along with the model highlander which is the same as my car lexus rx300. this vehicles where made from 1999-2003. *tr | |||
| 08/02/2004 | 1 | 06/01/2000 | |
| Consumer lost consciousness briefly which resulted in accident.*mr as a result the driver hit a road sigh which caused the windshield to break. the top of the drivers head hit the moon roof and shattered the glass. as a result thousands of glass shards became embedded into the consumer's scalp. the consumer believes this was not safety glass. the driver also sustain eye injury when shards of glass resulted in a hemorrhage and scarred eyeball. opthamologist recommended plastic surgery. *nm | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 11/20/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1999 | |
| If the wireless remote is used to lock the vehicle and a person in it, then after 30 seconds the security system activates and the person in the vehicle is trapped. none of the door handles or windows will operate. *ak | |||