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Lexus RX350 2010–2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin L-SB-0086-11 Rev · NHTSA communication 10133909 · issued Jan 8, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2010–2011
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Under certain climactic conditions, some customers may experience an unpleasant odor coming from the face level HVAC vents during the initial 10 seconds of HVAC system operation. An HVAC Amplifier is now available with updated logic that will direct air away from the face level vents under certain temperature conditions during the first 10 seconds of HVAC operation.

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.