Lexus bulletin 26LF01
What it saysUnder certain conditions, debris can accumulate inside the fuel cap causing potential fuel vapor leaks that can cause increased evaporative emissions to exceed the regulated limits. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Lexus filed this with NHTSA as an emissions communication dated Sep 10, 2026, received Sep 9, 2026, about the fuel/propulsion system — 4 documents under this number. It names 7 model years (2019–2025). An emissions communication is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationUnder certain conditions, debris can accumulate inside the fuel cap causing potential fuel vapor leaks that can cause increased evaporative emissions to exceed the regulated limits. This issue will not trigger the M.I.L. (Malfunction Indicator Lamp).
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26LF01 | Emissions | Sep 10, 2026 | 11038378 | |
| 26LF01 | Emissions | Sep 3, 2026 | 11038368 | |
| 26LF01 | Emissions | Aug 11, 2026 | 11037187 | |
| 26LF01 | Emissions | Aug 6, 2026 | 11037178 |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| 00410-92007 | — | — |
| 04006-13206 | FUEL TANK CAP ASSY SSP KIT CPOR | — |
| 04006-15106 | SSP FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE SHIELD 1 CPOR | — |
Labour operations and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 26LF01R1 | Replacement of Rubber Shield | 1.1 hrs |
| 26LF01R2 | Replacement Of Fuel Tank Cap & Rubber Shield | 1.1 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (8 pages), read Oct 9, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Lexus’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote.
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 7 model years this bulletin names have filed 141 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 17 of them name Fuel/Propulsion System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
Fuel system and could be made available upon request. Explosion issue. No. Took it to the Lexus dealership where I bought it. No. When I got home I turned off the car. I later returned to my garage and it was filled with the strong odor of gasoline. The car was towed later that night to the dealership where it sat outside for 2 days.
2025 Lexus ES · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Feb 26, 2026 · ODI 11720752
Car stoped warning lights repaired told fuel pump defective fuel line and fuel sensory replaced also cat convered broken replaced
2023 Lexus ES · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Jun 5, 2024 · ODI 11592612
The vehicle stalls when I try to take off causing me to pull into traffic slower
2019 Lexus ES · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Mar 19, 2023 · ODI 11512648
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the fuel/propulsion system
Source: same model, same component group1 other manufacturer communication filed against the Lexus ES under the same component group (fuel/propulsion system), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSB001523 | Service bulletin | Aug 28, 2023 | TSB: Hybrid and battery electric vehicles are equipped with two types of batteries: ?Hybrid Vehicle (HV) battery ?Auxiliary (12V) batter… |
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Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Lexus, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Lexus 26LF01 a recall?
No. A emissions communication is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 26LF01 repair free?
A emissions communication is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does 26LF01 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 7 model years: 2025 Lexus ES, 2024 Lexus ES, 2023 Lexus ES, 2022 Lexus ES, 2021 Lexus ES, 2020 Lexus ES and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.