Lexus CT Hybrid 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin L-TT-0222-17 · NHTSA communication 10142501 · issued Apr 12, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2018
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
TT: During previous air conditioning service, leakage prevention agent (A/C stop leak) may have been added to the A/C system. Adding stop leak products to the A/C system is not a recommended or approved Lexus repair process. During A/C service, moisture enters the A/C system, and can react with the previously added A/C stop leak, forming a gelatinous substance. The gel substance that forms can cause the A/C compressor to bind and or seize.
Vehicles covered
- 2016 Lexus CT Hybrid
- 2017 Lexus CT Hybrid
- 2016 Lexus ES350
- 2017 Lexus ES350
- 2018 Lexus ES350
- 2016 Lexus ES Hybrid
- 2017 Lexus ES Hybrid
- 2018 Lexus ES Hybrid
- 2016 Lexus GS 200T
- 2017 Lexus GS 200T
- 2018 Lexus GS300
- 2016 Lexus GS 350
- 2017 Lexus GS 350
- 2018 Lexus GS 350
- 2016 Lexus GS F
- 2017 Lexus GS F
- 2018 Lexus GS F
- 2016 Lexus GS Hybrid
- 2017 Lexus GS Hybrid
- 2018 Lexus GS Hybrid
- 2016 Lexus GX460
- 2017 Lexus GX460
- 2018 Lexus GX460
- 2016 Lexus IS200T
- 2017 Lexus IS200T
- 2016 Lexus IS 300
- 2017 Lexus IS 300
- 2018 Lexus IS 300
- 2016 Lexus IS 350
- 2017 Lexus IS 350
- 2018 Lexus IS 350
- 2018 Lexus LC500
- 2018 Lexus LC Hybrid
- 2016 Lexus LS460
- 2017 Lexus LS460
- 2018 Lexus LS500
- 2016 Lexus LS600H
- 2018 Lexus LS Hybrid
- 2016 Lexus LX570
- 2017 Lexus LX570
- 2018 Lexus LX570
- 2016 Lexus NX200T
- 2017 Lexus NX200T
- 2016 Lexus NX Hybrid
- 2017 Lexus NX Hybrid
- 2018 Lexus NX Hybrid
- 2016 Lexus RC 200T
- 2017 Lexus RC 200T
- 2016 Lexus RC 300
- 2017 Lexus RC 300
- 2018 Lexus RC 300
- 2016 Lexus RC 350
- 2017 Lexus RC 350
- 2018 Lexus RC 350
- 2016 Lexus RC F
- 2017 Lexus RC F
- 2018 Lexus RC F
- 2016 Lexus RX350
- 2017 Lexus RX350
- 2018 Lexus RX350
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.