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L-SB-0015-16 REV

Manufacturer communications

Publication date
2016-07-28
Received by NHTSA
2016-11-17
NHTSA record numbers
10084372

Manufacturer summary

Original wording in English

TSB: REV1 WARRANTY INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED. SOME 2011 – 2012 CT 200H VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION DUE TO ROUGH IDLE AND/OR TAPPING NOISE FROM HV TRANSAXLE AT COLD START. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY ALSO ILLUMINATE WITH (DTC) P0401 (EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION FLOW INSUFFICIENT DETECTED). DUE TO EXCESS CARBON BUILD-UP AT THE VALVE ASSEMBLY, THE VALVE WILL STICK CAUSING THE ENGINE RPM TO FLUCTUATE. FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES IN THIS BULLETIN TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION.

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MakeModelModel year
LexusCT HYBRID2012
LexusCT HYBRID2011

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