Lexus recall: Visibility/wiper
What is 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.
What could happen
Inoperative wipers could reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
The fix
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 covered
- Lexus Is 250 2006–2012
- Lexus Is 250C 2010–2012
- Lexus Is 350 2006–2012
- Lexus Is 350C 2010–2012
- Lexus Is F 2008–2011
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 13V030000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 30, 2013
- Owners notified
- Oct 29, 2013
- Vehicles or items affected
- 267,718
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Aug 23, 2005 to Oct 5, 2011
- Part
- Visibility/wiper
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Lexus / Scion / Toyota recall: Air bags Oct 17, 2019
- Lexus / Scion / Toyota recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2019
- Lexus / Pontiac / Scion and more recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2018
- Lexus / Pontiac / Scion and more recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2017
- Lexus / Pontiac / Scion and more recall: Air bags May 23, 2016
- Lexus recall: Fuel system, gasoline Oct 15, 2014
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.