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Lexus 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.

NHTSA campaign 13V-030 · Reported January 30, 2013 · 267,718 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Lexus IS
VEHICLES AFFECTED
267,718
REMEDY
Toyota will notify owners, and Lexus dealers will install new wiper arm nuts, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported a problem with the visibility/wiper. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

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.

WHY IT MATTERS

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

WHAT TO DO

Toyota will notify owners, and Lexus dealers will install new wiper arm nuts, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 13V-030.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2006–2012Lexus IS

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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