FRSC warns against sale, driving of recalled three Lexus models

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has ordered dealers and users of three recalled Lexus models, NX260, NX3650h and NX400h, to stop the sale and driving of such vehicles on Nigerian roads.

The vehicles manufactured between 2021 and 2022 are said to have been recalled by the automaker Toyota having been found to have “faulty programming”.

The alert was issued in a statement released on Friday by the spokesman for the organisation, Bisi Kazeem.

The FRSC said the action became necessary after Toyota’s recall of 14,799 “defective” Lexus vehicles.

It was also noted that some Lexus NX260 vehicles with “defective” electric parking brake (EPB) system have been recalled.

The statement read, “The Federal Road Safety Corps wishes to draw the attention of the motoring public, particularly those who are presently using Lexus NX260, Lexus NX3650h and Lexus NX400h+ manufactured between 31 March 2021 and 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.

“The withdrawal is specifically premised on the fact that the vehicles will pose safety hazards 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.”