The document seen here references the Noncompliance Information Report filed by Lexus with NHTSA. It details the substantial difference between what Lexus found in its own testing and what NHSTA’s tests returned.

“Our testing of (the HS250h) shows that we’re in full compliance with the fuel system integrity standard, although NHTSA tests showed that we’re not, so we’re working to intensely to duplicate the non-conformity that NHTSA identified, and to determine the reasons behind the different results,” said Brian Lyons, Toyota Safety Communications.

The voluntary recall places a stop sale on all dealer vehicles and advises consumers to call with their concerns. What it doesn’t do is lay out a fix for the problem, which is reminiscent of the fuel spillage issue Ford faced with the Pinto in the mid-1970s.

This is the second safety issue for the HS250h in the last six months, it was also recalled in February because of inconsistent brake feel under certain conditions.

Where your gear shifter should be you will find a mouse-like device. This allows you to navigate through your control screen, letting you select GPS, Entertainment, Vehicle Information, etc. Remote Touch will first be offered on Lexus RX and HS 250h models. The HS 250h, like Prius and Insight, is available as a hybrid-only car. Lexus plans on furthering this device integration onboard their future LX models.