JohnnyCake

Do we have air bags manufactured by Takata?

mrblister

I believe that we all have Takata. But from 2005 and on there was a design change or else there was a modification to those years going forward.

JohnnyCake

You are correct -- Just found a report that the exploding airbags are Lexus Sc430 from 2002 to 2005.

mrblister

The recall is for 2002 to 2004 The 2005 was not included in it. Unless something has changed since I checked my vin

NorCal430

The list now includes 2002 - 2005 sc430's per this new article on Car and Driver's site:

http://blog.caranddriver.com/massive...cted-vehicles/

tennman117

Is this the same as the earlier recall or will this be a completely new one?

I know mine has had two recalls done and I think one of them was an airbag.

mrblister

This is right off the lexus site I did a search for recalls and nothing is listed. Car and Driver may have this wrong because the original recall 2 of them effected the 2002 to 2004. The claim was that the air bag serial number changed because of modifications from 2005 going forward. There seems to be a lot of confusion right now. I plan to keep and eye on this. If you look up the air bag part for 2005 to 2010 its the same part number .

This was a search from NHTSA recall site I got the same result on lexus site
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VIN:
Year: 2005 Make: LEXUS Model: SC430

Number of Open Recalls: 0


Additional Safety Information

Besides the VIN search tool you just used, NHTSA offers additional safety information based on a vehicle's make, model, and model year and not tied to any particular VIN. A search by vehicle make, model, and model year gives you access to information about technical service bulletins, NHTSA investigations, and owner complaints, as well as safety recalls on aftermarket equipment that is often not linked to a particular VIN or even to your vehicle's manufacturer.

To search NHTSA's safety information based on your vehicle's make, model, and model year, please go to the Safety Issues section opens new window and follow the instructions there.


Recall information for this manufacturer is only available going back to January 01, 1999. If your vehicle was manufactured before this date, please contact the manufacturer for possible additional recall information.

mrblister

I went to Car and Drivers web site to look up recalls they don't give you an option to look up any sc430. You cant get a report on any year SC430

DaveGS4

iTrader: (2)

http://www.toyota.com/recall

You can look your vehicles up by VIN

mrblister

Here is a link to letter to dealers reff the recall there only doing certain areas . Basically there not doing the recall in other states other then what is listed.

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs...4V350-2071.pdf

Covered Vehicles
There are approximately 2,000 Lexus vehicles currently registered in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands covered by this campaign.
Status
• Lexus is currently preparing the parts and anticipates additional

Q4: Which and how many vehicles are included in this investigation?
A4: There are approximately 2,000 Lexus vehicles currently registered in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands covered by this campaign.
Model Model Year Production Period Approx. UIO
SC 430 Certain 2003 to Certain 2005 Late May 2003 - Late December 2004 2,000
Q4a: Are there any other Lexus/Toyota/Scion vehicles being investigated?
A4a: Yes, certain 2003 through 2005 Model Year Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia and Tundra Vehicles are
covered by this field action in the US. Also, it has been determined that an abnormal deployment/rupture
condition does exist on 2002 through certain 2003 and one 2004 Model Year SC430 vehicles; Lexus
has previously launched a Safety Recall for this issue on these vehicles.
Q5:

FlopTop04

Thanks for the link, DaveGS4! My SC430 shows no active recalls.

Remember that not all 2002 - 2004 SC430's were affected by this recall. I have a 2004 SC430 that escaped it ( so far ).

mrblister

I did and my 2005 sc430 does not show a recall. I bought it November 2004 .

Harold57

I called Toyota/Lexus about it and gave them my VIN. I had the recall done last year. Toyota/Lexus said that since I had the recall done (as shown in their records), my 2002 didn't require the new replacement.