FRSC Alerts Nigerians On Recalled 14,799 Defective Lexus Vehicles, Says It’s Dangerous Using Them

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has alerted Nigerians on 14,799 Defective Lexus Vehicles being recalled by Toyota (China) Automobile.

It cited the Lexus spec 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.

The Acting Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu admonished the general public, particularly dealers and riders of these categories of vehicles, to desist from selling or using the identified motor vehicles on Nigerian roads to avoid any mishap.

In a statement signed by Bisi Kazeem, Assistant Corps Marshal
Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC pointed to the report contained in a memo forwarded by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, which indicated that 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 hazard to their users thereby leading to crashes”, the FRSC asserted.