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Lexus ES350 2013–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin L-TT-0162-14 · NHTSA communication 10132535 · issued Aug 25, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013–2015
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Condition - Some customers may experience Bluetooth disconnections or loss of SMS Text Message Functionality on the navigation/audio system with Android phones OS 4.4 or later. This condition tends to occur to customers who have many previous text messages on their phones.

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.