Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing: Hybrid Propulsion System
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 4, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 807,329. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Toyota Prius and 2012-2014 Toyota Prius V vehicles. Excessive voltage in the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) within the inverter may cause the hybrid system to shut down, causing the vehicle to stall while being driven.
The risk
If the hybrid system shuts down unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the motor/generator control electronic control unit (ECU) and the hybrid control ECU as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 22, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0V. Note: The software updates in this recall are needed even if the vehicle had the software previously updated under recalls 14V-053 or 15V-449.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Toyota Prius | 210 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| 2014 Toyota Prius V | 82 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 Toyota Prius | 414 | 3 | 4 | 40 |
| 2013 Toyota Prius V | 125 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2012 Toyota Prius | 424 | 6 | 2 | 46 |
| 2012 Toyota Prius V | 218 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 2011 Toyota Prius | 522 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
| 2010 Toyota Prius | 2,823 | 10 | 13 | 183 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 18V684000.
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