Lexus GS 200T 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin L-SB-0050-18 · NHTSA communication 10153231 · issued Dec 14, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2018
model years
19
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: Some 2016 ? 2017 model year IS200t, IS300, RC200t, and RX350, 2016 ? 2018 model year GS200t, GS300, GS350, and RC300, and 2018 model year IS300, IS350, and RC350 vehicles may exhibit a MIL ON condition with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P261093 (ECM/PCM Engine Off Timer Performance No Operation) present. The Engine Control Module (ECM) (SAE term: Powertrain Control Module [PCM]) logic has been modified to reduce the possibility of this condition. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
Vehicles covered
- 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 IS 250
- 2016 Lexus IS 300
- 2017 Lexus IS 300
- 2018 Lexus IS 300
- 2018 Lexus IS 350
- 2016 Lexus RC 200T
- 2017 Lexus RC 200T
- 2016 Lexus RC 300
- 2017 Lexus RC 300
- 2018 Lexus RC 300
- 2018 Lexus RC 350
- 2016 Lexus RX350
- 2017 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.