Lexus RX350 2018–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 20LC03 - Remedy · NHTSA communication 10177611 · issued Jun 25, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2018–2019
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
DL: The engine control module in the subject vehicles is equipped with software to manage the emissions systems. Due to improper programming in the software, the emissions monitoring system may clear the system test results which can result in a vehicle not being able to complete emission testing/smog checks.
Vehicles covered
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.