Lexus ES 2000–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin L-SB-0002-20 · NHTSA communication 10172820 · issued Feb 4, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2000–2001
model years
34
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: Vehicles may display evidence of a fluid leak or fluid seep from powertrain components. This bulletin explains how to determine the differences between a fluid leak versus a fluid seep. Cases that are determined to be a ?leak? should be repaired accordingly and will be covered under warranty if applicable. Cases that are determined to be a ?seep? should be documented on the repair order and inspected at the next service interval. Follow the Repair Information in this bulletin to determine if the concern in question is a fluid leak or fluid seep and review the Repair Procedure section to a
Vehicles covered
- 2000 Lexus ES
- 2001 Lexus ES
- 2000 Lexus ES300
- 2001 Lexus ES300
- 2000 Lexus GS
- 2001 Lexus GS
- 2000 Lexus GS300
- 2001 Lexus GS300
- 2000 Lexus GS400
- 2001 Lexus GS400
- 2000 Lexus GS430
- 2001 Lexus GS430
- 2000 Lexus IS
- 2001 Lexus IS
- 2000 Lexus IS 300
- 2001 Lexus IS 300
- 2000 Lexus LS
- 2001 Lexus LS
- 2000 Lexus LS400
- 2001 Lexus LS400
- 2001 Lexus LS430
- 2000 Lexus LX
- 2001 Lexus LX
- 2000 Lexus LX470
- 2001 Lexus LX470
- 2000 Lexus RX
- 2001 Lexus RX
- 2000 Lexus RX300
- 2001 Lexus RX300
- 2000 Lexus SC
- 2000 Lexus SC300
- 2001 Lexus SC300
- 2000 Lexus SC400
- 2001 Lexus SC400
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.