2008 LEXUS SC Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 16V127000 on 03/02/2016
- Component:
- Air bags:passenger side frontal
- Manufactured:
- 08/02/2007 - 07/29/2010
- Affected:
- 147,242
- Defect:
- 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.
- Consequence:
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Correction:
- The recall began on march 25, 2016 for toyota and lexus vehicle owners. the recall began on june 23, 2016 for gm owners. the respective dealers will either replace the front passenger air bag inflator or the entire front passenger air bag assembly depending on the model. owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. this recall expands recall 15v-285.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 16V128000 on 03/02/2016
- Component:
- Air bags:passenger side frontal
- Manufactured:
- 08/02/2007 - 07/29/2010
- Affected:
- 71,163
- Defect:
- 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.
- Consequence:
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Correction:
- The recall began on march 25, 2016 for toyota and lexus vehicle owners. the recall began on june 8, 2016 for gm owners. the respective dealers will either replace the front passenger air bag inflator or the entire front passenger air bag assembly depending on the model. owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. this recall expands recall 15v-286.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
2008 LEXUS SC TSBs (10)
- Bulletin:
- 00205
- Component:
- 190000 tires
- Summary:
- Tire positioning before new vehicle delivery. *kb
- Bulletin:
- 04307
- Component:
- 199000 tires:pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Summary:
- Tire pressure warning valve/sensor activation. *nj
- Bulletin:
- 05207
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- Floor mat installation during (pds) pre-delivery service. *nj
- Bulletin:
- SB-0001-11 REV1
- Component:
- 103000 power train:automatic transmission
- Summary:
- Lexus: information on an improved transmission fluid. *rm
- Bulletin:
- LSB-0030-11
- Component:
- 102000 power train:manual transmission
- Summary:
- Toyota: transmission or park/neutral switch installation information. *rm
- Bulletin:
- LSB-0059-12
- Component:
- 181000 vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
- Summary:
- Lexus: precaution information on removal, inspection, installation of accelerator pedal sensor assembly, which requires no lubrication. models 2001-13 ct200h, es300, 300h, 330, 350, gs300, 350, 450, 450h, 460, gx460, 470, hs250h, is f, is
- Bulletin:
- L-SB-0021-14_Obs
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- Tsb: obsolete notice january 22, 2018: this bulletin is now obsolete. please see l-sb-0001-18.
- Bulletin:
- L-SB-0143-11 Rev
- Component:
- 142000 air bags:side/window
- Summary:
- Beginning in 1998, lexus introduced side airbags as optional equipment. lexus does not recommend replacement of original seat covers with non-lexus leather or other seat cover materials on vehicles due to the following: seat covers not rec
- Bulletin:
- L-SB-0113-12_Rev
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Tsb: revision notice november 22, 2017 rev1: ? applicability has been updated to include 2014 ? 2018 model year vehicles. any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. in the event that a lexus vehicle becomes submerge
- Bulletin:
- L-SB-0179-17
- Component:
- 355100 equipment:other:labels
- Summary:
- Tsb: supersession notice the information contained in this bulletin supersedes sb nos. l-sb-0048-08, pg007-07, pg016-01, pg015-01, pg004-97, pg003-97, pg003-93, and pg002-90. service bulletin nos. l-sb-0048-08, pg007-07, pg016-01, pg015-01,
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