Affected Component: EQUIPMENT

Date Published
SEP 10, 2015
NHTSA TSB #
10096774
TSB Document
Summary
"WPB: LEXUS HAS RECEIVED REPORTS WHERE SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CRACKED AND/OR STICKY/MELTING DASHBOARDS AS A RESULT OF HEAT OR HUMIDITY. NOTE: THE SAME WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM COVERAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN 2006-2008 MY IS 250/350 AND CERTAIN 2007 MY LS 460 VEHICLES FOR CRACKED AND/OR STICKY/MELTING FRONT AND REAR INTERIOR DOOR PANELS AS A RESULT OF HEAT OR HUMIDITY. IN MID-DECEMBER, 2014 LEXUS ANNOUNCED THE REIMBURSEMENT PHASE OF THIS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. SINCE PRIOR TO THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, LEXUS HAS BEEN DILIGENTLY MAKING PARTS PREPARATIONS FOR THE PARTS REPLACEMENT PHASE OF THIS PROGRAM. DUE TO THE AGE, VOLUME, AND BREADTH OF THE COVERED VEHICLES SUBJECT TO THE PROGRAM AND THE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY OF DASHBOARD MANUFACTURING, LEXUS WILL BE LAUNCHING THE PART REPLACEMENT PORTION OF THIS PROGRAM IN SEVERAL PHASES; PLEASE REFER TO THE TABLE BELOW FOR PART REPLACEMENT MODEL PHASING."