Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing: Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 28, 2026 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 141,286. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Prius Prime, 2023-2026 Prius, and 2025-2026 Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. Water may enter the rear door switch and cause a short circuit, allowing an unlocked rear door to open unexpectedly.
The risk
A door that unexpectedly opens while the vehicle is moving increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will modify the rear door switch circuits, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed July 13, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26TB03 and 26TA03. This recall expands and replaces NHTSA recall number 24V274. Vehicles repaired under the previous recall will need to have the new remedy performed.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Toyota Prius | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Toyota Prius | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Toyota Prius | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 Toyota Prius Prime | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 Toyota Prius | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 Toyota Prius Prime | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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 26V049000.
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