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October 5, 2017 Service bulletin

MIL ?ON? condition with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P137800 (Pre-ignition Detected) followed by a...

Lexus technical service bulletin L-SB-0159-17 for 2016-2017 Lexus IS 250, 2015-2017 Lexus RC 200T and 2016-2017 Lexus GS 200T.

Bulletin number
L-SB-0159-17
Component
Power train
Summary
TSB: Some 2015 ? 2017 model year NX 200t and 2016 ? 2017 model year GS 200t, IS 200t, and RC 200t vehicles equipped with an 8AR-FTS engine may exhibit a MIL ?ON? condition with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P137800 (Pre-ignition Detected) followed by a ?Reduced Engine Power Visit Your Dealer? message on the Multi-Informational Display (MID) unit. The Engine Control Module/ECM (SAE Term: Powertrain Control Module/PCM) logic has been modified to reduce the possibility of this condition occurring.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 1 complaints in the transmission category.

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