IllustrationMOISTURE ACCUMULATION IN BOTH LOW BEAM ASSEMBLIES HAS REDUCED LIGHT OUTPUT TO UNSAFE LEVEL.
1992 Lexus SC400
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 12 of 30 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Exterior Lighting. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
5 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
30 reportsTHE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DOES NOT ILLUMINATE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ESPECIALLY DURING DAYTIME DRIVING. NLM
GAUGE NEEDLES BURNE DOUT. REPLACED GAUGE CLUSTER. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CONDENSE LARGE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE,MAKING LOW BEAM LUMINATION INADEQUATE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 50 MPH HAD REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THEY JUST POPPED OUT & COLLAPSED. *AK
WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE THE BATTERY EXPLODED, CAUSING THE ACID TO GET OVER THE WHOLE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON STREET WHEN CAME TO A STOP SIGN,THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO GO THROUGH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NO INJURY OCCURRED .DEALER NOTIFIED . *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 25-35 MPH WENT TO ROLL DOWN PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW HEARD NOISE AND DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SWUNG OPEN FOR NO REASON. OWNER ALSO NOTES AFTER PROBLEM OCCURRED DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE.CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE STICKING, CAUSING A LOUD RUBBING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ALSO WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. DLR REPLACED REAR PADS AND ROTORS. *AK
Official recalls
192V046000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components
Apr 1, 1992
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE/TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER LOGIC PROGRAM WAS INCOMPLETE, RESULTING IN THE TRAPPING OF BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE IN THE REAR BRAKE LINES. FAILURE TO RELEASE THE REAR BRAKE LINE PRESSURE CAUSES A CONDITION WHERE BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION RESULTS IN ACTIVATION OF THE FRONT BRAKE ONLY, AND CONTINUAL REAR BRAKE DRAG.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FAILURE TO RELEASE THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN THE REARBRAKE LINES CAUSES THE REAR BRAKES TO "DRAG" AND A CONDITION WHERE ONLY THEFRONT BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED BY OPERATOR. THISRESULTS IN EARLY WEAR OF THE REAR BRAKE LINING, INCREASES OF STOPPING DISTANCES,AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE/TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER, AND IF ANY BRAKE SYSTEM IS DAMAGED FROM THE DEFECTIVE OPERATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, REPAIR THE DAMAGE AT NO COST.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.