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Lexus IS 250 2006–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin L-SB-0059-11 Rev · NHTSA communication 10132119 · issued Oct 4, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2006–2012
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2006 ? 2012 model year IS 250 and 2010 ? 2012 model year IS 250C vehicles equipped with manual transmission may exhibit a squeak or grinding noise from the transmission when releasing the clutch in gear. Follow the procedures 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.