There has been a problem for years with certain toyota and lexus vehicles dashboards cracking. this is not only a cosmetic issue but a safety issue (passenger side airbag) as well and even toyota repair manuals say to replace the dash if there are any cracks yet dealers are not addressing the problem and are making owners pay thousands of dollars for a new dash when clearly there's a defect in the materials used to make the dash. this has been an issue for over 5yrs. and toyota / lexus has been well aware of it, yet as of february 2014 there has still been no recall issued? here's the problem w/ lexus gx470 models: http://www.clublexus.com/forums/gx-first-generation/427349-cracked-dashboard.html here's the problem w/ toyota 4runner models: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/maintenance-detailing/59435-cracked-dash.html http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/122935-***cracked-dashboard-action-request***.html there are many others out there too, just google "toyota cracked dash". *tr