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Lexus CT Hybrid 2013–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin L-SB-0169-17 · NHTSA communication 10132706 · issued Oct 26, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2015
model years
20
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes SB No. L-SB-0073-14. ? The Required Tools & Equipment section has been updated. Lexus models equipped with the HDD Navigation (EMV-N) system will periodically require an update to the Gracenote® database. Gracenote® includes detailed information for songs (genre, artist, song title, album name, etc.). The Gracenote® update will be included on the USB Drive Navigation Map Update SST. A Gracenote® update MUST be performed BEFORE a Navigation Map update. A Navigation Map update is NOT required to complete the Gracenote

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.