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Lexus RX350 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin Customer Support · NHTSA communication 10177790 · issued Jun 25, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2016–2018
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

DL: Lexus has received reports regarding rear inside door handles in certain 2016 ? 2018 model year RX 350 and RX 450h vehicles. These reports have indicated there is a possibility that the inside door handles can break where the latch release cable is attached if the handle is repeatedly used with high force. If this occurs, the inside door handle can become inoperative. Although the rear inside door handles are covered by Lexus? New Vehicle Limited Warranty for 4 years or 50,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at Lexus care about the customers? ownership experience. Lexus is providing cove

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.