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Lexus GS 350 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin L-SB-0010-18 · NHTSA communication 10130010 · issued Feb 28, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2016–2018
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2016 - 2017 model year GS 350 and 2016 - 2018 model year RX 350 vehicles may exhibit a knocking noise from the vacuum pump. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.