Air Bag Problems of Lexus LS400

Lexus LS400 owners have reported 7 air bag related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common air bag problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag (3 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag not deploy (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Lexus LS400


Recently reported Air Bag problems of Lexus LS400

The Air Bag problem

Takata recall ? we were in an accident and the airbags exploded, causing burns on our arms, nose, and pushed up the dashboard and broke the windshield. There was a lot of white grey dust coming out of the explosion that we thought the car was on fire.   Read details...

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Consumer pulled out from a stop and t-boned another vehicle, front air bags did not deploy, other vehicle was going 40-50mph, consumer was checking with Lexus to see why air bags did not deploy.   Read details...

The Side/window Air Bag problem

Vehicle was involved in a driver side front fender collision at 50 mph, and both frontal air bags and side air bags did not deploy. Dealer/manufacturer were notified. Toyota's legal department confirmed that the direct frontal collison forces were below the threshold for deployment, impacting the   Read details...

The Air Bag Light On problem

This happened with no warning. Steering wheel was hard to turn counter clockwise and would bind when turned almost all the way. I turned it all the way and there was a loud "snap" sound. I then noticed the air bag light came on in the dash.   Read details...




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