BREAKING: Lexus recalls HS250h over risk of excessive fuel leakage
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2010 Lexus HS250h - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Back in the 1970s, the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/pinto">Ford Pinto</a> was the focus of many headlines due to a fuel tank issue which caused excessive amounts of gasoline to leak during a rear-end collision. Now, three decades later, <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/lexus">Lexus</a> is having a similar problem with its <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/hs+250h">HS250h</a> hybrid, and has filed a report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue a voluntary recall of these vehicles. Up to 17,000 of the luxury hybrids are affected.<br />
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In the case of the HS, excessive fuel leakage occurred during rear-end collisions at speeds of 50 miles per hour. We don't need to remind you about the dangers of excessive fuel spillage, but let's just say that the end result can be very, very bad.<br />
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As of this writing, Lexus has not advised NHTSA about what steps will be taken to fix the defective HS models. Stay tuned for more details as they become available.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-lexus-hs250h/low/">First Drive: Lexus HS 250h</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-lexus-hs250h/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/hs250hfd_01_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-lexus-hs250h/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/hs250hfd_02_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-lexus-hs250h/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/hs250hfd_03_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-lexus-hs250h/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/hs250hfd_04_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-lexus-hs250h/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/hs250hfd_05_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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