Service bulletin L-SB-0042-20
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 | 10184547 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2020-12-21 |
| Manufacturer's number | L-SB-0042-20 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2020-11-11 |
| NHTSA component | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH |
NHTSA's summary
TSB: Some 2016 ? 2021 model year North American Produced (NAP) TMMC-built RX 350 and RX 450h vehicles may exhibit a condition where the hood release cable is binding, seizing, or sticking. The hood lock control cable assembly may be corroding and begin to seize, increasing the effort required to pull the release lever and release the hood latch. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
The document
The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.
Components
Body and frame, Latches and locks, Hood latch
| LEXUS RX HYBRID | 2016 to 2021 |
|---|---|
| LEXUS RX350 | 2016 to 2021 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.