Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V030000

Visibility/wiper

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-01-30.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V030000

Visibility/wiper

Component
Visibility/wiper
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
267,718
Reported to NHTSA
2013-01-30
Owners notified
2013-10-29

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 risk

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.

Scope of coverage

24 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
Lexus IS 2502012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Lexus IS 250C2012 2011 2010
Lexus IS 3502012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Lexus IS 350C2012 2011 2010
Lexus IS F2011 2010 2009 2008

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.