TSB L-SB-0001-18 — Lexus Service bulletin

L-SB-0001-18 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Lexus models, 2001–2004 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes Service Bulletin No. L-SB-0021-14. * Applicability has been updated to include applicable 2018 models and 2016 * 2018 model year RC 300 and 2015 * 2018 model year RC 350 vehicles. * Applicability has…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
4Model years

Vehicles and model years L-SB-0001-18 names

VehicleModel years
Lexus ES 2004
Lexus RX 2001, 2002, 2003

Every document filed under L-SB-0001-18

Document IDFiledType
L-SB-0001-18 January 22, 2018 Service bulletin

What L-SB-0001-18 covers

Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB L-SB-0001-18?

L-SB-0001-18 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Lexus, covering 2 Lexus models across the 2001–2004 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes Service Bulletin No. L-SB-0021-14. * Applicability has been updated to include applicable 2018 models and 2016 * 2018 model year RC 300 and 2015 * 2018 model year RC 350 vehicles. * Applicability has…

Which vehicles does L-SB-0001-18 cover?

NHTSA's file names Lexus ES (2004); Lexus RX (2001–2003). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB L-SB-0001-18 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. L-SB-0001-18 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of L-SB-0001-18?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under L-SB-0001-18, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under L-SB-0001-18. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.