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Lexus ES350 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin L-SB-0016-15 Rev · NHTSA communication 10132546 · issued Jul 7, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

LSB: To minimize battery discharge during transportation and storage, the Short Pin has been removed at the assembly plant and temporarily stored in the engine compartment Relay Block. Reinstall the Short Pin into its original location and confirm all related Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) are cleared during Pre-Delivery Service (PDS).

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.