Lexus Law Suit
An interesting class action suit has been filed against Lexus USA Inc., Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. and others. The suit was filed on behalf of owners of the ES350. These automobiles are supposed to be equipped with sensors in the passenger side seat. When the sensor is activated by the weight of the passenger, the passenger airbag should engage and therefore deploy if there is a collision. This suit alleges that these sensors do not function properly.
The suit goes on to explain that the defective vehicles are fitted with a weight sensor that gauges the weight of the person in the front passenger seat, but that these sensors have been found to be faulty.
The owners want Toyota to recall and repurchase all ES350s, refunds for those that leased the cars, each car to be refitted with a working airbag system, and compensation for any loss of value and costs owners incurred during this process.
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