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November 12, 2018 Service bulletin

Revision notice

Lexus technical service bulletin L-SB-0153-17_Rev for 2016 Lexus IS 250, 2018-2019 Lexus GS300 and 2017-2019 Lexus IS 300 and others.

Bulletin number
L-SB-0153-17_Rev
Component
Engine and engine cooling
Summary
TSB: REVISION NOTICE November 12, 2018 Rev1: ? Applicability has been updated to include 2018 ? 2019 model year GS300, IS300, NX300, and RC300 vehicles. ? The entire bulletin has been updated. Any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. Some 2015 ? 2019 model year Lexus vehicles equipped with the 8AR engine may exhibit a rocking (forward and back) sensation that can be felt between 30 and 70 mph under steady/high throttle input and/or a buzzing noise from the engine compartment. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 3 complaints in the engine category.

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