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Lexus RX350 2016–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin L-SB-0046-18 Rev · NHTSA communication 10202486 · issued Sep 14, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2016–2022
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2016 ? 2022 model year RX 350 and 2018 ? 2022 model year RX 350L vehicles may exhibit a knocking noise from the fuel tank area at idle, vehicle stationary, with a full tank of gasoline. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.

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.