Toyota (China) Automobile recalls 14,799 defective Lexus vehicles

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has  drawn the attention of the motoring public, particularly those who are presently using Lexus NX260, Lexus NX3650h and Lexus NX400h+ manufactured between 31 March, 2021 to 26 April 2022 to  a faulty programming of the Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) System, which has prompted the Company to recall the categories of the listed vehicles.

According to the report contained in a memo forwarded by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the company is also recalling 6,491 Lexus NX260 with defective Electric Parking Brake (EPB) system which was manufactured between 19 April 2021 and 15 July 2022.

According to a statement from Mr. Bisi Kazeem, the Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer Federal Road Safety Corps Headquarters, Abuja, the withdrawal is specifically premised on the fact that the vehicles will pose safety hazard to their users thereby leading to crashes.

The Acting Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu is by this notice, admonishing the general public, particularly dealers and drivers of these categories of vehicles, to desist from selling or using the identified vehicles on Nigerian roads to avoid any mishap.