Lexus Lexus Sc430. Published by the DVSA as R/2018/309 on 14 January 2019.
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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.
| DVSA reference | R/2018/309 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 14 January 2019 |
| Make | Lexus (listed as LEXUS) |
| Manufacturer reference | 18SMD-104 |
| Vehicles listed | 1,842 |
Models
| Model | Vehicles | Built from | Built to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexus SC430 | 1,842 | 8 May 2001 | 30 July 2010 |
Concern
Defect, as DVSA words it
Remedy, as DVSA words it
What changed since we first read it
Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.
The same recall in other registers
| European Union | Safety Gate alert A12/00376/20 from Germany, 13/03/2020 |
|---|
Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (18SMD104), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.
Check this recall on the DVSA service
Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.
Lexus LEXUS SC430 in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Lexus LEXUS SC430 is named on 3 European notices and 2 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The European register
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/00376/20: Toyota/Lexus Avensis, Avensis Verso, Corolla, Yaris, Lexus SC430, notified by Germany
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/0502/13: Toyota, Lexus Toyota Avensis, Yaris, Corolla And Lexus SC430, notified by Greece
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/0660/15: Lexus, Toyota Corolla, Yaris, Avensis Verso, Avensis, Lexus SC430, notified by Portugal
The Israeli register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
Lexus elsewhere in this register
Lexus is named on 42 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- R/2019/123 · 11 May 2019 · Lexus Es, Lexus Ux · The Emergency Calling System May Not Be Enabled
- R/2019/067 · 12 August 2019 · LEXUS LS500h · Possible Crack Could Develop On The Sidewall Reinforcement Layer Of The Run-Flat Tyres
- R/2019/249 · 4 November 2019 · LEXUS LS500h, LEXUS UX250h, LEXUS ES300h · Brake Booster Pump May Stop Working
- R/2019/350 · 18 November 2019 · Lexus Ct2000h · The Gas In The Back Door Damper Stay May Leak
- R/2018/241 · 1 October 2018 · LEXUS LC500h · Due To Improper Programming In The ECU Possible Loss Of Motive Power And The Hybrid System Will Shut Down
- R/2018/050 · 9 April 2018 · Lexus Gs-F, Lexus Rc-F, Lexus LC500 · Fuel May Leak
- R/2017/332 · 22 January 2018 · Lexus Ct2000h · Possibility Of A Fuel Leak
- R/2020/060 · 5 October 2020 · Lexus Nx200t, Lexus LS500, Lexus Rx450h · Fuel Pump Impeller Can Crack And Cause Fuel Pump To Become Inoprative
The same concern: FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATORS CONTAINING DEGRADED PROPELLANT MAY RESULT IN AN INFLATOR RUPTURE
2 notices in this register name FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATORS CONTAINING DEGRADED PROPELLANT MAY RESULT IN AN INFLATOR RUPTURE. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
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