{"nhtsa_id":10162250,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-07-08","date":"2019-05-14","document_id":"L-SB-0029-19","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"WHEELS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TSB: Some 2011 ? 2019 model year Lexus vehicles (including RX350HL, RX450HL, LS460L, and LS600HL) with super chrome wheel finishes may become discolored and/or damaged when aftermarket cleaners, polishes, or brake dust removal products are used on wheels with super chrome finishes. Wheel cleaners and polish that contain acidic substances may damage the clear coat of the wheel, resulting in the undercoating (black) to become visible. See Figures 1 and 2 below for examples of wheel finishes damaged by aftermarket products. NOTE If using a wheel cleaning product, first test it in an area NOT visible to the customer.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10162250-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10162250-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10162250","components":[{"id":"wheels","name":"Wheels","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"LEXUS","model":"ES 350","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"GS 200T","year_from":2016,"year_to":2019,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"GS 350","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"GS 350","year_from":2013,"year_to":2019,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"GS F","year_from":2016,"year_to":2019,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"GS HYBRID","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"GS HYBRID","year_from":2014,"year_to":2015,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"GX","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_lexus_gx"]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"IS 250","year_from":2012,"year_to":2017,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"IS 300","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"IS 300","year_from":2016,"year_to":2019,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"IS 350","year_from":2012,"year_to":2018,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"LS","year_from":2012,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_lexus_ls"]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"LS","year_from":2018,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_lexus_ls"]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"LS HYBRID","year_from":2018,"year_to":2018,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"NX","year_from":2015,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2015_lexus_nx","2016_lexus_nx"]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"RC 200T","year_from":2015,"year_to":2015,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LEXUS","model":"RC 350","year_from":2016,"year_to":2018,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}