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Lexus has filed a a Noncompliance Information Report (NCIR) with the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, informing the safety
agency of the automaker’s intent to conduct a voluntary safety recall
of 17,000 2010 model year Lexus HS 250h hybrid models.
NHTSA discovered the problem during its annual compliance testing
program while conducting a test of the 2010 model year HS 250h. The
test involves striking the vehicle with a deformable barrier from the
rear at approximately 50 mph. Then the vehicle is struck by a moving
deformable barrier with a 70 percent overlap.
As a normal part of the test, the vehicle is then rotated on its
longitudinal axis incrementally by 90 degrees. The 2010 HS 250h
suffered a fuel leak that exceeded acceptable levels during this
rotation test.
Leftlane spoke with Brian Lyons, safety and quality manager for Toyota,
who said that the automaker had run the same tests internally and did
not achieve the results being reported by NHTSA. As a result, there
will be further investigation to determine the inconsistencies between
Toyota’s internal tests and the safety agency’s tests.
“Even though our own testing of the Lexus HS 250h shows full compliance
with federal fuel system integrity standards, we are working intensely
to duplicate the noncompliance issue that the NHTSA identified and to
determine the reason behind the different test results,” said Steve St.
Angelo, Toyota chief quality officer for North America.
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