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Lexus ES350 2016–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin L-SB-0121-17 · NHTSA communication 10142498 · issued Apr 10, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2017
model years
18
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2014 ? 2016 model year Lexus vehicles may not unlock with either the Smart Entry or the wireless remote. The door lock can be placed in the middle position between lock and unlock when exiting the vehicle. This can cause the door lock to be inoperative.

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.