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Lexus CT Hybrid 1997–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin L-SB-0025-14 · NHTSA communication 10132726 · issued Jul 7, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1997–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: The Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset is a feature that allows the registration of new keys when all master keys are lost. Once the system is reset, all previously registered keys will be erased.

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.