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Lexus ES300 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin EL00802 · NHTSA communication 633800 · issued Jul 12, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2002
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some customers may complain that the steering wheel will not return to the up position after the tilt lever is moved to the release position. *tt

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.