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Lexus ES350 2003–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin POL14-03 · NHTSA communication 10091863 · issued Dec 17, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2003–2009
model years
25
vehicle entries

Official summary

Wpb: background: lexus has received reports where some vehicles may exhibit cracked and/or sticky/melting dashboards as a result of heat or humidity. In mid-december, 2014 lexus announced the reimbursement phase of this warranty enhancement program. Since this announcement, lexus has been diligently making parts preparations for the parts replacement phase of this program. Due to the age, volume, and breadth of the covered vehicles involved in the program, and the size and complexity of dashboard manufacturing, lexus will be launching the part replacement portion of this program in several pha

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.