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Lexus ES350 2006–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin Lexus CR Report · NHTSA communication 10133972 · issued Dec 10, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2006–2013
model years
24
vehicle entries

Official summary

On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Consumer Reports will post a story on its internet site about the Internal Release Lever in certain Lexus vehicles. Please use the information provided in this communication to respond to any customer inquiries.

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.