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Passenger car – Lexus “IS”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 1 Feb 2013In the weekly report of 8 Feb 2013 (week 5, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Lexus (46 alerts)
Name
IS
Type / model
The recall concerns left hand drive vehicles. Year: 2005-2011. VINs are available in the <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2013-w5/2013-w5_37-vins.pdf">attached document</a>.
Description
Passenger car.
Risk
null The wiper arm nuts on the front wipers may be insufficiently tight. If the movement of wipers is restricted by an external load, such as a build-up of heavy snow on the windscreen, the wiper motor torque may exceed the wiper arm slipping torque, and one, or both, of the wipers could become inoperative. If this occurs, driver visibility could be reduced, which could lead to an accident.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users
Notifying country
Portugal
Country of origin
Japan
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0166/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-005 (XML)
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