cbrfreak

Lexus announced thru channels today that there is a campaign(recall) on 07-08 LS460
They will be replacing the Fuel Rails for the fuel injection, the Electronic steering racks, and rear brake caliper bolts.

If you are in the NY area call the guys at Rallye Lexus 516-676-8686 if you need help. They always help me and are the guys that do the car show and are active on this site.

Special Service Campaigns (SSC)

SSC 9LA Certain 2006 2007 GS, 2006 2008 IS and 2007 2008 LS Vehicles Fuel Delivery Pipe Replacement

SSC 9LB Certain 2006 2007 GS and IS Vehicles Rear Brake Caliper Inspection

SSC 9LC Certain2006 2007 GS, IS and RX 400h Vehicles Electric Power Steering Link (EPS) Assembly Replacement

******URGENT******

On January 16, 2009, Toyota filed a Defect Information Report (DIR) with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding certain 2006 2007 GS 300/350, 2006 2008 IS 250/350 and 2007 2008 LS 460/460L vehicles. The involved vehicles are equipped with aluminum fuel delivery pipes (fuel rails). Lexus has determined that ethanol fuels with low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails. As this condition progresses the engine malfunction light (MIL) may illuminate. Over time, the corrosion will create a pinhole resulting in fuel leakage. SSC 9LA will be launched to replace the Fuel Delivery Pipes in the affected vehicles.

There are approximately 43,700 GS 300 (24,500 2WD, 19,200 AWD), 23,700 GS 350 (14,000 2WD, 9,700 AWD), 85,800 IS 250 (54,000 2WD, 31,800 AWD), 24,900 IS 350, and 36,400 LS 460 (25,500 LS 460, 10,900 LS 460L) vehicles involved in the U.S.

Additionally, Lexus is launching two other SSCs.

9LB Certain 2006 2007 model GS and IS vehicles to inspect rear brake calipers. On certain Lexus vehicles, the slide pin in the rear brake calipers may not operate smoothly. If the vehicle continues to be operated under these conditions, the brake pads may make noise.
9LC Certain 2007 GS 450h, 2006 2007 GS, IS and RX 400h vehicles to replace the electric power steering link (EPS) assembly. Certain vehicles may experience a noticeable gradual increase in the steering effort necessary at low speeds when turning the steering wheel to the complete left or right position. This condition may be most perceptible when parking the vehicle.
A dealer package including vital information and reimbursement procedures will be sent to dealers (to the attention of the service manager) today.

Lexus will inform owners of the involved vehicles with a Special Service Campaign notification letter sent via first class mail beginning in late January 2009.

All customer inquires should be directed to the Lexus Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-255-3987.

If you are a dealership associate and have any questions, please contact your District Service and Parts Manager.

For News media inquiries only, they should be directed to Julie Alfonso (310) 468-4625 or Greg Thome (310) 468-3279, in Lexus Corporate Communications. (Please do not provide these numbers to customers or call if you are a dealer associate.)

The following Q&As has been provided for your reference.

Click here to see Combined Q&A for DD Message.pdf





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Johnny

Interesting, the 600 is not mentioned...

Mike_TX

No VIN number series of affected vehicles?

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terrain

Caught a blurb about this on CNBC - was a ticker across the bottom the screen. Made it sound like all 07 LS's were part of the recall. I wonder if that means they used different parts in 09's?

PatsSoxfan

Wow! I use 10% ethanol on my 2008 LS460L all the time. I will definitely call my dealer about this when I get back home early this next week.

CEOEngr

I do too in all our cars. We don't have a choice in the Houston metropolitan area. All brands have this sticker on the pumps notifying customers of the 10% ethanol mix.

Mike_TX

^ Ditto for Dallas/Ft. Worth area.

(You can thank the EPA for that.)

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rominl

iTrader: (4)

i am curious, so they made changes to 08+GS and 09LS to fix the issue?

jlawr

Affected LS 460(L) Serial Numbers (last seven digits of VIN):

5000133 - 5021639

dmvp29

Thank you very much. What is the source for this information? Did you call lexus customer support?

Helmar

I just contacted Lexus corporate and inquired about any recall campaigns for my vehicle.

They said that there are no recalls at all for the LS600hL.

HBH

garyr

I just called Lex dealer. The fuel rails on my 07 are effected, he told me the brake recall doesn't apply to LS's....what ever.

He told me the recall takes 7 hours..

Craig B

I also called the head tech at my dealer. He told me, my car was included in the recall and it would take 3-4 hours and it wasn't that big of a deal. He's going to do the work on my car. I'm waiting for a notice to come in the mail.

Craig

jettie1767

There must be a wider range of VINs affected. My car is at the dealer for the dash rattle fix and they also did this fuel line recall. My VIN is higher than the range above. They said that the computer showed that my car was affected by it. It took 7 hours for them to do that fix.

jlawr

The following comes from TIS: L-CP-9LA-0001-W

MODEL VDS YEAR Serial Range
LS 460B BL46F 2007 5000133 - 5051857
LS 460B BL46F 2008 5051858 - 5055333
LS 460L GL46F 2007 5000112 - 5020667
LS 460L GL46F 2008 5020680 - 5021639

(The file is almost 9MB and too large to post)