NHTSA recall 13V541000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 13V541000 |
| Manufacturer | McLaren Automotive Incorporated |
| Reported | 2013-10-30 |
| Owners notified | 2013-12-19 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR |
| Units potentially affected | 376 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2015-04-24 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 376 |
| Reported remedied | 324 (86%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
McLaren Automotive, Inc. (McLaren) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 MP4 12-C Spider and Coupe vehicles manufactured October 10, 2011, through October 23, 2013 and originally sold in, or currently registered in, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Due to a combination of high ambient temperatures and humidity, the wiper motor brushes may jam causing the wiper motor to stop working.
What can happen
Non-functioning wipers during inclement weather may be reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
McLaren will notify will notify owners and dealers will replace the wiper motors, free of charge. Vehicles outside of the recall area will have a lifetime warranty on their wiper motors that fail for this issue. The recall began on December 19, 2013. Owners may contact McLaren at 1-646-429-8916.
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.
| 2012 MCLAREN MP4-12C SPIDER | Built 2011-10-10 to 2013-10-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2013 MCLAREN MP4-12C SPIDER | Built 2011-10-10 to 2013-10-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2014 MCLAREN MP4-12C SPIDER | Built 2011-10-10 to 2013-10-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| KA-01271 | 2020-10-07. Service bulletin. Wiper(s) Rise by Approximately by 1cm |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.