Lexus Hybrid Recalled Over Fuel Leak in Crash Test
Lexus announced Friday that it was “recalling about 17,000 of its 2010-model HS 250h hybrid sedans, after testing by federal officials found that too much gasoline had leaked in a rear-impact test”. (NY Times, Wheels, C. Jensen, 6/25). Additionally, Lexus has stated that it has instructed dealers to stop selling the cars until the problem is resolved.
In a statement, “Toyota, the parent company of Lexus, said the HS 250h had passed rear-impact tests without a problem. It said it was investigating to find out why the test conducted by federal officials had a different result.”
The rear-impact test is conducted by “hitting the vehicle from behind with a barrier moving at about 50 miles per hour,” and is performed both by the automaker and occasionally the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to spot check the automaker’s results.
As a car and truck accident attorney, I am hopeful that Lexus takes the NHTSA’s results very seriously and remedies the problem quickly.
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