Lexus IS 250, IS 250C, IS 350, IS 350C and 1 more (2006-2012): Visibility/wiper
Recall 13V030000 · Jan 30, 2013 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
267,718
vehicles affected
267,718
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13V030000
- Date
- Jan 30, 2013
- Maker
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Units affected
- 267,718
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Visibility/wiper
- Model years
- 2006-2012
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
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 can happen
Inoperative wipers could reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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
5 models, 24 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 13V030000?
5 models: Lexus IS 250 (2006-2012), Lexus IS 250C (2010-2012), Lexus IS 350 (2006-2012) and 2 more, about 267,718 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 13V030000?
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.
What can happen?
Inoperative wipers could reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.