1997 Lexus Sc300 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1997 Lexus Sc300. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Contact states: driver could not place car in park as she pulled into a parking spot, instead vehicle lunged forward, striking a tree. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy, total damage to front of car. Would not go into parking mode therefore, the keys could not be removed from ignition.…”
“Contact states: driver could not place car in park as she pulled into a parking spot, instead vehicle lunged forward, striking a tree. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy, total damage to front of car. Would not go into parking mode therefore, the keys could not be removed from ignition.…”
“Contact states: driver could not place car in park as she pulled into a parking spot, instead vehicle lunged forward, striking a tree. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy, total damage to front of car. Would not go into parking mode therefore, the keys could not be removed from ignition.…”
“Consumer states that the bracket that holds exhaust to vehicle is defected, consumer states that when the bracket gets hot it expands, this causes the bracket to crack, dealer states it was poorly designed. Nlm”
“On jan 4, 1999, I purchased 4 cooper tires at gex tire co, 4041 west mercury blvd, hampton, va 23666. (dot number: upgrcem339 tiresize: 225/55r-16). All 4 tires were defective and appeared to have had some sort of manufacturing defectives. Shortly after the purchase, the tires began to cause…”
“While driving on local road made a turn and all of sudden was not able to control steering and no brakes.*ak”
“While driving on local road made a turn and all of sudden was not able to control steering and no brakes.*ak”
“Exhaust pipe bracket failed. Yh”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1997 Lexus Sc300 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.