TSB L-SB-0024-21 — Lexus Service bulletin

L-SB-0024-21 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Lexus ES, 2007–2009 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. TSB: Some 2007 ? 2022 model year Lexus vehicles in particular geographic areas may exhibit a condition where the HVAC evaporator drain hose has become obstructed with an insect nest. An insect repellent drain hose tip (ARINIX® Tip) is available to help minimize future…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years L-SB-0024-21 names

VehicleModel years
Lexus ES 2007, 2008, 2009

Every document filed under L-SB-0024-21

Document IDFiledType
L-SB-0024-21 July 26, 2021 Service bulletin
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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB L-SB-0024-21?

L-SB-0024-21 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Lexus, covering the Lexus ES across the 2007–2009 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: TSB: Some 2007 ? 2022 model year Lexus vehicles in particular geographic areas may exhibit a condition where the HVAC evaporator drain hose has become obstructed with an insect nest. An insect repellent drain hose tip (ARINIX® Tip) is available to help minimize future…

Which vehicles does L-SB-0024-21 cover?

NHTSA's file names Lexus ES (2007–2009). 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-0024-21 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. L-SB-0024-21 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-0024-21?

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-0024-21, 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-0024-21. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.