Service bulletin L-SB-0015-16
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10106595 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-06-15 |
| Manufacturer's number | L-SB-0015-16 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2016-04-01 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) |
NHTSA's summary
TSB: SOME 2011 – 2012 CT 200H VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION DUE TO ROUGH IDLE AND/OR TAPPING NOISE FROM HV TRANSAXLE AT COLD START. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY ALSO ILLUMINATE WITH (DTC) P0401 (EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION FLOW INSUFFICIENT DETECTED). DUE TO EXCESS CARBON BUILD UP AT THE VALVE ASSEMBLY, THE VALVE WILL STICK CAUSING THE ENGINE RPM TO FLUCTUATE. FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES IN THIS BULLETIN TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION.
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Engine, Exhaust and emissions, EGR valve
Trouble codes named
P0401
| LEXUS CT HYBRID | 2011 to 2012 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.