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JTHFN45Y289018930

2008 LEXUS SC 430

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Year

2008

Make

LEXUS

Model

SC

Trim

430

Body Style

Convertible/Cabriolet

Drive Type

4x2

Engine

4.3L 8-cyl

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Transmission

Plant

SUSONO, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN

Vehicle Type

PASSENGER CAR

Manufacturer

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Owner Complaints

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Service Bulletins

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Open Recalls for This Vehicle

16V128000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Lexus SC vehicles manufactured August 3, 2007, to July 30, 2010, 2008 Toyota Corolla vehicles manufactured June 1, 2007, to December 21, 2007, 2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles manufactured June 1, 2007, to December 18, 2007, and 2008 Pontiac Vibe vehicles manufactured June 1, 2007, to January 2, 2008 that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The affected vehicles have a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment.

16V127000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Lexus SC vehicles manufactured August 3, 2007, to July 30, 2010, 2008 Toyota Corolla vehicles manufactured May 25, 2007, to December 21, 2007, 2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles manufactured June 1, 2007, to December 18, 2007, and 2008 Pontiac Vibe vehicles manufactured June 1, 2007, to January 2, 2008. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.

Known Issues — Factory Service Bulletins

The manufacturer has filed 41 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2008 LEXUS SC — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:

Structure · 15Equipment · 10Power Train · 7Electrical System · 5Tires · 3Air Bags · 2

L-SB-0030-24 Rev2Some 2005 – 2026 Lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. The p

L-SB-0030-24 Rev1Some 2005 – 2024 Lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. The p

L-SB-0030-24 Rev1Some 2005 – 2024 Lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. The p

Owner-Reported Problems (NHTSA)

Owners have filed 5 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2008 LEXUS SC. Complaints are owner-reported issues — unlike recalls, they are not manufacturer-acknowledged defects, but they show where this model-year has real-world trouble spots.

Air Bags · 4Structure · 1

About This VIN

VIN JTHFN45Y289018930 identifies a 2008 LEXUS SC 430 convertible/cabriolet. The first three characters (JTH) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (FN45Y) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (2) is the check digit. Position 10 (8) encodes the model year (2008). Position 11 (9) is the plant code — this vehicle was assembled in SUSONO, JAPAN. The final six characters (018930) are the unique sequential production number.

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