Lexus ES250 1990–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 01202 · NHTSA communication 10000251 · issued Oct 11, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1990–2003
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Suspension ball joint inspection method. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1990 Lexus ES250
- 1991 Lexus ES250
- 1992 Lexus ES250
- 1993 Lexus ES250
- 1995 Lexus ES250
- 1996 Lexus ES250
- 1997 Lexus ES250
- 1998 Lexus ES250
- 1999 Lexus ES250
- 2000 Lexus ES250
- 2001 Lexus ES250
- 2002 Lexus ES250
- 2003 Lexus ES250
- 1991 Lexus ES300
- 1992 Lexus ES300
- 1993 Lexus ES300
- 1994 Lexus ES300
- 1995 Lexus ES300
- 1996 Lexus ES300
- 1997 Lexus ES300
- 1998 Lexus ES300
- 1999 Lexus ES300
- 2000 Lexus ES300
- 2001 Lexus ES300
- 2002 Lexus ES300
- 2003 Lexus ES300
- 1993 Lexus GS300
- 1994 Lexus GS300
- 1995 Lexus GS300
- 1996 Lexus GS300
- 1997 Lexus GS300
- 1998 Lexus GS300
- 1999 Lexus GS300
- 2000 Lexus GS300
- 2001 Lexus GS300
- 2002 Lexus GS300
- 2003 Lexus GS300
- 1998 Lexus GS400
- 1999 Lexus GS400
- 2000 Lexus GS400
- 2001 Lexus GS430
- 2002 Lexus GS430
- 2003 Lexus GS430
- 2001 Lexus IS 300
- 2002 Lexus IS 300
- 2003 Lexus IS 300
- 1990 Lexus LS400
- 1991 Lexus LS400
- 1992 Lexus LS400
- 1993 Lexus LS400
- 1994 Lexus LS400
- 1995 Lexus LS400
- 1996 Lexus LS400
- 1997 Lexus LS400
- 1998 Lexus LS400
- 1999 Lexus LS400
- 2000 Lexus LS400
- 2001 Lexus LS430
- 2002 Lexus LS430
- 2003 Lexus LS430
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.