Lexus bulletin L-SB-0027-24
What it saysA head unit software update is now available for 2022 model year LX 600, NX 250, NX 350, NX 350h, and NX 450h+ vehicles equipped with Lexus Multimedia (version 1020 or earlier). NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Lexus filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated May 28, 2024, received Jul 23, 2024, about the electrical system. It names 11 model years (2022–2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationA head unit software update is now available for 2022 model year LX 600, NX 250, NX 350, NX 350h, and NX 450h+ vehicles equipped with Lexus Multimedia (version 1020 or earlier). This update provides improved performance and capability for the following: •User Profile configuration and display. •Cloud Navigation and Intelligent Voice Assistant. •Mobile device connectivity. •On-screen display and system settings/configuration. •Security enhancements. A head unit software update is now available for 2022 LX 600, NX 250, NX 350, NX 350h, and NX 450h+ vehicles equipped with Lexus Multimedia (earlier than version 1040). This software update includes the following improvements: •Cloud navigation. •Intelligent assistant voice recognition. •Showing and controlling explicit audio content. •User interface. •Bluetooth®. •Bug fixes. This software update removes the following feature: •Hybrid radio. A head unit software update is now available for 2023 model year LX 600, NX 250, NX 350, NX 350h, and NX 450h+ vehicles equipped with Lexus Multimedia (version 1040 or earlier). This software update provides improved performance and capability for the following: •User Profile. •Over-the-air (OTA) notifications. •Ability to search during a call. •Bug fixes settings/configuration. •Security enhancements. A head unit software update is now available for 2022 – 2023 model year LX 600 vehicles; 2023 – 2024 model year RX 350, RX 350h, RX 450h+, and RX 500h vehicles; 2022 – 2024 model year NX 250, NX 350, NX 350h, and NX 450h+ vehicles; 2023 model RZ 450e vehicles equipped with Lexus Multimedia (earlier than version 2050). This software update includes the following improvements: •User interface design. •Intelligent assistant. •Navigation lane guidance. •Phone book search. •Bug fixes. A head unit software update is now available for 2022 – 2024 model year LX 600, NX 250, NX 350, NX 350h, and NX 450h+ vehicles; 2023 – 2024 model year RX 350, RX 350h, RX 450h+, RX 500h, and RZ 450e vehicles; 2024 model year TX 350, TX 500h, and TX 550h+ vehicles equipped with Lexus Multimedia (earlier than version 2170). This software update includes the following improvements: •User Profile. •User interface. •Cloud navigation. •Intelligent assistant voice recognition. •Bug fixes.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-SB-0027-24 | Service bulletin | May 28, 2024 | 11005178 |
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 11 model years this bulletin names have filed 311 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 75 of them name Electrical 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.
Lexus LX 600 2024 While driving the cars the main monitor screen which displays important information, a splash screen pops up asking for a 6 DIGIT PIN # and obscure the information beneath it. This totally takes you out of the GPS app. Loss of the GPS app while driving in a full freeway in busy traffic is potentially life threatening.
2024 Lexus LX · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA May 18, 2026 · ODI 11738643
my vehicle was boought back under the California lemon lawyer today. It had repeated electrical failures in which the 12 V battery would fail. Lexus was never able to find out why but one occasion I could not exit the vehicle through the driver front door because the electrical and the backup mechanical did not work I exited thru the…
2022 Lexus NX · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Oct 13, 2026 · ODI 11770939
The contact owns a 2024 Lexus NX 350. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 40 MPH, the instrument cluster went blank. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, but no fault was found. The failure was self-corrected. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.
2024 Lexus NX · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Mar 31, 2026 · ODI 11728248
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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group67 other manufacturer communications filed against these Lexus models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Lexus list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23LD04 | Service campaign | Jul 2, 2026 | DP: The subject vehicles are equipped with a GPS antenna wire harness that will not allow the GPS to operate when the vehicle is off as inte… |
| L-SB-0011-26 | Service bulletin | May 7, 2026 | A 12V auxiliary battery with increased capacity has been released as an optional replacement. |
| L-SB-0057-22 OBSOLETE | Service bulletin | Feb 2, 2026 | OBSOLETE NOTICE February 2, 2026: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see L-SB-0004-26. |
| L-SB-0004-26 | Service bulletin | Jan 23, 2026 | Some 2018 – 2025 model year Lexus vehicles equipped with the Enform™ 2.0 Navigation System, require a Special Service Tool (SST) USB flash d… |
| 25LD01 | Service campaign | Nov 13, 2025 | The subject vehicles are equipped with a rear motor unit and an HV Floor Under Wire that provide high voltage to operate the motor. Mud, wat… |
| 23LE05 | Service campaign | Sep 26, 2025 | Although the HV Floor Under Wire Harness and Rear Traction Motor Cable is covered by Lexus New Vehicle Limited Warranty for 4 years or 50,00… |
| L-TT-0326-23 REV2 | Service bulletin | Aug 19, 2025 | Some customers may experience operational difficulties with some telematics features which they cannot resolve on their own. These resources… |
| 25LC03 | Service campaign | Aug 5, 2025 | A software update has been developed for certain 2023 model year RZ450e vehicles. It is designed to improve DC-charging performance, and enh… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Lexus L-SB-0027-24 a recall?
No. A service bulletin 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 L-SB-0027-24 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Toyota warranty extension on file lists the ones Toyota has filed.
Which vehicles does L-SB-0027-24 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 11 model years: 2024 Lexus LX, 2023 Lexus LX, 2022 Lexus LX, 2024 Lexus NX, 2023 Lexus NX, 2022 Lexus NX and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.