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Lexus - Fuel may leak

Official notice

9 Apr 2018

Last checked

9 Apr 2018

Critical riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns Lexus - Fuel may leak. Fuel may leak Published 2018-04-09.

What to do now

On affected vehicles replace the high pressure fuel pumps with a nev version.

Units affected

393

Recall number

R-2018-050

Official notice

2018-04-09

The hazard

Fuel may leak

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

LEXUS LC500

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Affected products

Product 1

LEXUS LEXUS LC500

Units affected

393

Risk / hazard

Fuel may leak

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Lexus

Manufacturer

Lexus

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Lexus. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-050

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-050

Campaign number

LGG12

Units affected

393

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-050

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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