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Service bulletin L-SB-0031-25

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id11021729
Published by NHTSA2025-08-08
Manufacturer's numberL-SB-0031-25
Manufacturer's date2025-07-29
Campaign id or software versionL-SB-0031-25
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

Some 2024-2025 model year GX550 vehicles may exhibit a harsh downshift when slowing to a stop. The Engine Control Module (ECM) (SAE term: Powertrain Control Module/PCM) logic has been modified to address these conditions.

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

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
LEXUS GX2024, 2025

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
L-SB-0042-25 Rev22026-06-04. Service bulletin. Some 2024 – 2025 model year GX 550 vehicles may exhibit a harsh downshift (2 – 1) when slowing to a stop. The Electronic Controlled Transmission (ECT) ECU logic has been modified to address this condition.
L-SB-0042-25 Rev12026-03-07. Service bulletin. Some 2024 – 2025 model year GX 550 vehicles may exhibit a harsh downshift (2 – 1) when slowing to a stop. The Electronic Controlled Transmission (ECT) ECU logic has been modified to address this condition.
L-SB-0042-252025-10-08. Service bulletin. Some 2024 – 2025 model year GX 550 vehicles may exhibit a harsh downshift (2 – 1) when slowing to a stop. The Engine Control Module (ECM) (SAE term: Powertrain Control Module/PCM) logic has been modified to address this condition