MLIT Improvement Campaign · Japan

Lexus LS500, LS500h Improvement Campaign 2106060 — Other systems

Filed December 16, 2020 · Lexus

In December 2020, Lexus filed an improvement campaign with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Other systems, covering the LS500, LS500h. The filing affects 167 vehicles manufactured between October 23, 2020 and November 20, 2020.

Overview

MLIT filing number2106060
TypeImprovement Campaign (manufacturer improvement measure / 改善対策)
Date filedDecember 16, 2020
Manufacturer(s)Lexus
ComponentOther systems
Production periodOctober 23, 2020 — November 20, 2020
Vehicles affected167 units

Filing in context

The Other systems is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 3 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 3 Lexus notifications from 2020 in this archive. For scale, 3,653 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles.

Issue

The rear camera control program in the Parking Support Brake system is incorrect. As a result, the system may fail to detect pedestrians during reverse operation. This means the collision mitigation brake system may not activate properly.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, the rear camera control program is reprogrammed to the corrected/updated software specification.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 4 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.

Type code (型式)ModelChassis ranges
3BA-VXFA50 LS500 VXFA50-6005933 — VXFA50-6006050
3BA-VXFA55 LS500 VXFA55-6001384 — VXFA55-6001396
6AA-GVF50 LS500h GVF50-6006313 — GVF50-6006481
6AA-GVF55 LS500h GVF55-6005825 — GVF55-6005874

Original Japanese (MLIT source text)

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状況

パーキングサポートブレーキシステムにおいて、後方カメラ制御プログラムが不適切なため、後退時に歩行者を検知できない場合がある。そのため、衝突被害軽減ブレーキが正常に作動しないおそれがある。

改善措置

全車両、後方カメラ制御プログラムを対策仕様に修正する。

Source & verification

This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:

https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3008908

Check your own vehicle: to see whether this filing affects a specific chassis number — and find every other recall for it — use the chassis lookup on the home page.

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