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Lexus ES 2016–2023technical service bulletin

Bulletin LSB006023 · NHTSA communication 10247804 · issued Nov 15, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2016–2023
model years
29
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2019 ? 2023 model year ES 350, 2018 ? 2023 model year IS 350, IS 300, RC 350, RC 300, 2016 ? 2022 model year RX 350, and 2016 ? 2020 model year GS 350 vehicles equipped with a 2GR-FKS engine may exhibit a knocking noise from the vacuum pump at idle. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to improve 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.