TSB L-SB-0021-14 — Lexus Service bulletin
L-SB-0021-14 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Lexus models, 2001–2004 model years, filed and re-filed as 2 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. 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…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years L-SB-0021-14 names
Every document filed under L-SB-0021-14
Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| L-SB-0021-14_Obs | January 24, 2018 | Service bulletin |
| L-SB-0021-14 Rev | September 19, 2016 | Service bulletin |
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB L-SB-0021-14?
L-SB-0021-14 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Lexus, covering 2 Lexus models across the 2001–2004 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: 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…
Which vehicles does L-SB-0021-14 cover?
NHTSA's file names Lexus ES (2001–2004); 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-0021-14 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. L-SB-0021-14 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-0021-14?
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-0021-14, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
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-0021-14. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.