Front Driver Side Air Bag Inflator problems of the 2008 Lexus ES350

2008 Lexus 350. Consumer writes in regards to radiator leak caused by technicians. The consumer stated the radiator leak was caused by the technicians tampering with it in order to induce the leak. The front passenger's air bag inflator was not properly corrected. Updated 11/06/2017.

Takata inflators: I was involved in a serious accident on 05/25/2017. The veh I was in was a 2008 Lexus ES 350. The airbags deployed but failed to inflate. As a result I have to undergo surgery due to severe injuries sustained in the accident. Both the side and front airbags appeared to be just some white sheets that popped out. The notification of the recall on the vehicle's airbags was received about almost 2 months after the car accident. By then the incident had already occurred and the damage was done. Very unfortunate situation. This took place in miami, florida, on kendall drive. The Lexus was at a standstill facing north in the middle median awaiting the make a left turn to be able to head west and turn into the west bound lanes. The opposite party that struck the Lexus was heading east in the 2nd to 3rd lane heading east bound. The other party then proceeded to swerve into the middle and failed to slow down then struck the Lexus's rear driver's side corner panel. The Lexus spun out and ended up facing south within the middle median. Both vehicles the Lexus and the other party's veh were both insured by geico at the time of the incident and geico declared dual comparative negligence.

Takata recall my dealer states that, as of today 3/29/2017, they have not received the replacement parts for Es350 models. I have not had an incident but I am very concerned about the long delay in correcting the problem, and live in California where the degredation of the inflators is most likely due to climate conditions.

Tl-takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Lexus Es350. The contact received NHTSA campaign number: 17v006000 (air bags) front passenger inflator however, the parts to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Potentially fatal hazard regarding the airbag inflator has been identified since may 2016. There is still no remedy as of December 15, 2016. Lexus and takata are not doing all that that should be required to do in a timely matter. This is a matter of safety and life.

2008 Lexus ES 350. Consumer writes in regards to remedy/time frame not available to repair airbag inflator recall # 16v340.

Letter from constituent re regarding the replacement of the takata from passenger airbag inflator in her Lexus Es350. The consumer requested that the dealer be authorized to remove the airbag from the front passenger seat side of the vehicle or, direct Lexus to replace the airbag from a new Lexus vehicle .

Takat recal - notice dated may 23, 2016 - unreasonable delay in replacing passenger side airbag inflator when death or serious injury could occur. Why isn't Lexus expediting this recall?.