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Lexus GS Hybrid 2010–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin L-SB-0110-17_Rev · NHTSA communication 10153234 · issued Dec 14, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010–2015
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: REVISION NOTICE December 14, 2018 Rev1: ? Applicability has been updated to exclude 2016 model year RX450h vehicles. ? The Production Change Information section has been updated. Any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. Some 2010 ? 2015 model year RX450h vehicles may exhibit a squawk and/or a knocking noise coming from the engine compartment when releasing the brake pedal. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.

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.