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Lexus RX350 2016–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin L-SB-0024-20 · NHTSA communication 10177784 · issued Jun 25, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2016–2019
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2016 - 2019 model year RX 350 and RX 450h vehicles second row seat occupants may experience a condition where the inside rear door handle may not open the door. This condition is caused when the rear door handle fatigues, allowing the inside door handle release cable to separate from the door handle body

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.