Lexus Lexus Nx: Parking Brake May Not Activate Correctly

Recall Summary Certain Lexus NX vehicles may have a parking brake that fails to activate automatically when the Brake Hold or Hill Assist System is turned off under specific conditions, such as when the driver's seatbelt is unfastened. If the parking brake doesn't engage and the transmission is in a gear other than Park, the vehicle could move forward or backward, potentially causing a collision. Lexus will reprogram the Brake Control Module software in the affected vehicles to fix this issue.

Recalling firm

LEXUS

Product

Vehicles: LEXUS LEXUS NX. Units affected: 18,226

Reason

It has been identified that due to the incorrect programming of the Brake Control Module there is a possibility that the parking brake may not be set automatically when the Brake Hold or Hill Assist System is deactivated by certain conditions for example the unfastening of the driver�s seat belt while the system is enabled. When this occurs the system is designed to deactivate the brake hold function sound a warning buzzer display a message in the instrument cluster and automatically set the parking brake. If this should occur and the transmission is left in a gear other than Park then the...

Category

vehicle recall

Country

United Kingdom

Agency

UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Recall date

2017-01-16

Status

Ongoing

Distribution

United Kingdom

Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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