TSB L-SB-0022-24 — Lexus Service bulletin

L-SB-0022-24 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Lexus models, 2000–2022 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. Acid rain results from rainwater or other airborne moisture that become acidic due to industrial chemical impurities in the atmosphere. If these acidic compounds settle on an exposed vehicle, especially the horizontal areas such as the hood, roof, and decklid, significant damage…

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

2Documents filed
2Vehicles named
22Model years

Vehicles and model years L-SB-0022-24 names

VehicleModel years
Lexus ES 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Lexus RX 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022

Every document filed under L-SB-0022-24

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 IDFiledType
L-SB-0022-24 April 19, 2024 Service bulletin
L-SB-0022-24 April 19, 2024 Service bulletin

What L-SB-0022-24 covers

Body & structure — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB L-SB-0022-24?

L-SB-0022-24 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Lexus, covering 2 Lexus models across the 2000–2022 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Acid rain results from rainwater or other airborne moisture that become acidic due to industrial chemical impurities in the atmosphere. If these acidic compounds settle on an exposed vehicle, especially the horizontal areas such as the hood, roof, and decklid, significant damage…

Which vehicles does L-SB-0022-24 cover?

NHTSA's file names Lexus ES (2000–2003); Lexus RX (2000–2020, 2022). 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-0022-24 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. L-SB-0022-24 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-0022-24?

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-0022-24, 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-0022-24. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.