Jul 30, 2007 11:37 am US/Eastern
Toyota Response To Sutta Investigation
From: Xavier_Dominicis@Toyota.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 2:21 PM
To: Sutta, David
Subject: Meeting or exceeding Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
David --
Lexus stands fully behind the design and performance of its Front Passenger Airbag System. The airbag System is part of the overall restraint system, which meets or exceeds Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. In the interest of occupant safety, the System has been designed to minimize the potential for deployment if the System determines that a child or a child-restraint system is present in the front passenger seat. In the unlikely event that a Lexus owner's passenger-airbag indicator lamp switches on and off intermittently while the vehicle is in operation, the owner should visit a Lexus dealership to have the System examined. In some cases, depending on an individual's physique, it may be possible to modify the System to reduce the incidence of a blinking indicator light for a small-statured adult, without compromising the System's ability to disengage the airbag for infants and children.
Sincerely,
Xavier
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Xavier Dominicis
National Manager, Media Relations
Corporate Communications Division
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
19001 S. Western Avenue, A404
Post Office Box 2722
Torrance, California 90509-2722
Phone: 310.468.5084
Fax: 310.468.7809
Xavier_Dominicis@toyota.com
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