The FRSC has asked Nigerians to avoid some Lexus vehicles.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged Nigerians to avoid selling or using some Toyota Lexus vehicles over “faulty programming”.
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The agency made the warning on Friday in a statement issued by its spokesman, Bisi Kazeem.
The FRSC’s warning comes after Toyota’s recall of 14,799 “defective” Lexus vehicles.
The affected cars were manufactured between 2021 and 2022, according to the agency.
“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 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 statement reads.
The FRSC also disclosed that some Lexus NX260 vehicles with “defective” electric parking brake (EPB) system have been recalled.
It warned that the affected vehicles will pose safety hazards to road users if used.
“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 statement stated.
“The withdrawal is specifically premised on the fact that the vehicles will pose safety hazards to their users thereby leading to crashes.
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“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.”
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