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Lexus CT Hybrid 2004–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin L-TT-0144-13 · NHTSA communication 10133744 · issued Mar 6, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2004–2014
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Customers complain of Bluetooth connectivity concerns such as: difficulty to pair the phone. Intermittent Bluetooth failure to connect to the vehicle when first turning on the vehicle. These concerns can be caused by changes made on the customer's phone. Make sure to inquire with the customer if the connectivity concerns occurred after receiving an operating system update on their phone or they have restore their phone data/settings recently.

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.