Lexus ES 2006–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin DLB Update RL · NHTSA communication 10133872 · issued Feb 13, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2006–2013
model years
40
vehicle entries
Official summary
As previously communicated in December 2012, Lexus discovered that the trunk release lever handle in some model vehicles can break if not pulled in the direction specified on the handle. The part has been changed in production and parts have been prepared to support a product update for existing customer vehicles.
Vehicles covered
- 2007 Lexus ES
- 2008 Lexus ES
- 2009 Lexus ES
- 2010 Lexus ES
- 2011 Lexus ES
- 2007 Lexus ES350
- 2008 Lexus ES350
- 2009 Lexus ES350
- 2010 Lexus ES350
- 2011 Lexus ES350
- 2012 Lexus ES350
- 2013 Lexus ES350
- 2012 Lexus ES Hybrid
- 2013 Lexus ES Hybrid
- 2013 Lexus GS 350
- 2013 Lexus GS Hybrid
- 2006 Lexus IS
- 2007 Lexus IS
- 2006 Lexus IS 250
- 2007 Lexus IS 250
- 2008 Lexus IS 250
- 2009 Lexus IS 250
- 2010 Lexus IS 250
- 2011 Lexus IS 250
- 2012 Lexus IS 250
- 2013 Lexus IS 250
- 2006 Lexus IS 350
- 2007 Lexus IS 350
- 2008 Lexus IS 350
- 2009 Lexus IS 350
- 2010 Lexus IS 350
- 2011 Lexus IS 350
- 2012 Lexus IS 350
- 2013 Lexus IS 350
- 2008 Lexus IS F
- 2009 Lexus IS F
- 2010 Lexus IS F
- 2011 Lexus IS F
- 2012 Lexus IS F
- 2013 Lexus IS F
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.