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NHTSA Campaign 13V030000

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Issued by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · Reported Jan 30, 2013 · 267,718 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

Inoperative wipers could reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
LEXUS IS 250 2006 267,718
LEXUS IS 250 2007 267,718
LEXUS IS 250 2008 267,718
LEXUS IS 250 2009 267,718
LEXUS IS 250 2010 267,718
LEXUS IS 250 2011 267,718
LEXUS IS 250 2012 267,718
LEXUS IS 250C 2010 267,718
LEXUS IS 250C 2011 267,718
LEXUS IS 250C 2012 267,718
LEXUS IS 350 2006 267,718
LEXUS IS 350 2007 267,718
LEXUS IS 350 2008 267,718
LEXUS IS 350 2009 267,718
LEXUS IS 350 2010 267,718
LEXUS IS 350 2011 267,718
LEXUS IS 350 2012 267,718
LEXUS IS 350C 2010 267,718
LEXUS IS 350C 2011 267,718
LEXUS IS 350C 2012 267,718
LEXUS IS F 2008 267,718
LEXUS IS F 2009 267,718
LEXUS IS F 2010 267,718
LEXUS IS F 2011 267,718

Source: NHTSA Campaign 13V030000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.