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Lexus LS500 2018–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin L-SB-0003-19 Rev · NHTSA communication 10224172 · issued Sep 15, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2018–2022
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2018 ? 2019 model year LS 500 and LS 500h and 2019 ? 2022 model year RX 350 and RX 450h vehicles may exhibit a condition where the rear combination lamp front corner on the right and/or left-hand side expands and contacts the body. This condition may occur in hot and/or sunny conditions and may result in paint chipping on the body panel. 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.