The defect
McLaren Automotive, Inc. (McLaren) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 MP4 12-C Spider and Coupe vehicles manufactured October 10, 2011, through October 23, 2013 and originally sold in, or currently registered in, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Due to a combination of high ambient temperatures and humidity, the wiper motor brushes may jam causing the wiper motor to stop working.
The risk
Non-functioning wipers during inclement weather may be reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
McLaren will notify will notify owners and dealers will replace the wiper motors, free of charge. Vehicles outside of the recall area will have a lifetime warranty on their wiper motors that fail for this issue. The recall began on December 19, 2013. Owners may contact McLaren at 1-646-429-8916.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mclaren MP4-12C Spider | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mclaren MP4-12C Spider | 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| Mclaren MP4-12C Spider | 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| Mclaren MP4-12C Spider | 2014 | 3 | 1 |
Other visibility recalls in 2013
16 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the visibility; McLaren Automotive Incorporated filed 15 campaigns in all.
| 13V650000 26 Dec 2013 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 13V574000 19 Nov 2013 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 13V567000 13 Nov 2013 | General Motors LLC |
| 13V505000 17 Oct 2013 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 13V448000 23 Sept 2013 | Volkswagen of America, Inc. |
| 13V375000 20 Aug 2013 | Lion Bus Inc. |
| 13V331000 31 Jul 2013 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 13V330000 31 Jul 2013 | Entegra Coach |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013