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Lexus ES300 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin ST00498 · NHTSA communication 602271 · issued Aug 14, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

The steering rack bushing on some vehicles has been changed to reduce noise fromthe rack housing bracket no. 2. *yc

Vehicles covered

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.