Mclaren Mp4-12c Spider, model years 2012 to 2014. Filed by McLaren Automotive Incorporated and reported to NHTSA on 30 October 2013. 376 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says 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 …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V541 cover?
- Mclaren Mp4-12C Spider, model years 2012-2014.
- What is wrong with them?
- 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.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Non-functioning wipers during inclement weather may be reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. 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.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Non-functioning wipers during inclement weather may be reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
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| Campaign | 13V541 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | McLaren Automotive Incorporated |
| System at fault | Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor |
| Reported to NHTSA | 30 October 2013 |
| Model years | 2012-2014 |
| Vehicles named | MCLAREN MP4-12C SPIDER |
What the notice says today
The consequence
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.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 463 notices in the record whose component field names visibility. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 34 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13V541, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v541/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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