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NHTSA campaign 13V030000

Lexus Recall 13V-030: Wiper Arm May Loosen

NHTSA recall 13V030000 was reported by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing on January 30, 2013, with 267,718 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lexus IS 250, Lexus IS 350, Lexus IS F and more for model years 2006–2012. Owners were notified on October 29, 2013, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 13V030000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Lexus VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.

Key facts

NHTSA campaign
13V030000 (also written 13V-030 or 13V030)
Filed by
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Report received
Potentially affected
267,718 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Visibility/Wiper
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V030000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Lexus

  • Lexus IS 250

  • Lexus IS 250C

    • 2010, 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built April 10, 2009 – October 6, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Lexus IS 350

    • 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built August 23, 2005 – October 5, 2011 (per NHTSA)
    • 2010
    • 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built August 23, 2005 – October 5, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Lexus IS 350C

    • 2010, 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built April 10, 2009 – October 6, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Lexus IS F

    • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built December 14, 2007 – July 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
All Lexus recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V030000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

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

Manufacturer 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.

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V030000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.