The defect
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350 vehicles manufactured August 23, 2005, through October 5, 2011; 2010-2012 Lexus IS250C and IS350C vehicles manufactured April 10, 2009, through October 6, 2011; and 2008-2011 Lexus IS-F vehicles manufactured December 14, 2007, through July 10, 2011. The nuts that fasten the wiper arms may be insufficiently torqued such that if the wiper arms are restricted by an external load, such as a buildup of heavy snow, one or both of the wipers may become inoperative.
The risk
Inoperative wipers could reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and Lexus dealers will install new wiper arm nuts, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed to owners on April 4, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lexus IS 250 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Lexus IS 250C | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Lexus IS 350 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Lexus IS 350C | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Lexus IS F | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Components: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
Other visibility/wiper recalls in 2013
4 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the visibility/wiper; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 13V349000 13 Aug 2013 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 13V183000 8 May 2013 | Autocar, LLC |
| 13V078000 5 Mar 2013 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013