Service bulletins for the 2009 Lexus IS
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.
32 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| L-SB-0021-14 Rev | 2018-04-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TSB: Revision Notice: Applicability section has been updated to include 2016-2017 applicable model year Lexus vehicles. The Repair Procedure section, Required Tools & Equipment section, and the Repair Procedure section has been updated. Flash reprogramming allows the ECU software to be updated without replacing the ECU. Flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ECUs are released as field-fix procedures described in individual Service Bulletins. This bulletin details the Techstream ECU flash reprogramming process and outlines use of the Technical Information System (TIS) and the Calibration Update Wizard (CUW). Flash calibration updates can only be applied to the vehicle/ECU combination for which they are intended. ECUs have internal security that will not allow them to be programmed with another ECU?s information. |
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| L-SB-0014-08_Rev | 2018-04-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. TSB: REVISION NOTICE March 22, 2017 Rev2: ? Applicability has been updated to include 2016-2017 model year Lexus vehicles. ? February 11, 2015 Rev1: Applicability has been updated to include 2006 ? 2015 model year Lexus vehicles. On some vehicles, when Rapgard? is removed, the paint may have a stained appearance. These stains appear to be under the clear coat. The stain patterns are usually under wrinkles in the Rapgard?. These wrinkles sometimes trap water and cause the paint to stain from the trapped moisture, especially on horizontal surfaces, such as the hood, roof and trunk. Stains can be removed by heating the stained surface to remove the trapped moisture. Use the following procedure to address this condition. |
| TMS-007-13 | 2016-03-31. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY/WIPER; AIR BAGS. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| LSB-0059-12 | 2012-09-12. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LEXUS: PRECAUTION INFORMATION ON REMOVAL, INSPECTION, INSTALLATION OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY, WHICH REQUIRES NO LUBRICATION. MODELS 2001-13 CT200H, ES300, 300H, 330, 350, GS300, 350, 450, 450H, 460, GX460, 470, HS250H, IS F, IS250, 250C, 350, 350C, LFA, LS430, 460, 600H, LX470, 570, RX330, 350, 400H, 450H, SC430. *PE |
| LSB-0156-08 | 2012-02-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LEXUS: INFORMATION ON SOME VEHICLES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE A KNOCK OR RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE UPON A COLD SOAK START UP FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. *PE |
| LSB-0030-11 | 2011-07-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TOYOTA: TRANSMISSION OR PARK/NEUTRAL SWITCH INSTALLATION INFORMATION. *RM |
| SB-0001-11 REV1 | 2011-05-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. LEXUS: INFORMATION ON AN IMPROVED TRANSMISSION FLUID. *RM |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.