NHTSA Campaign 16V741000

PARKING BRAKE

Issued by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · Reported Oct 14, 2016 · 91,585 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Prius vehicles manufactured August 6, 2015, to October 3, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a foot-operated parking brake system that has a parking brake cable that may disengage.

Consequence

If the parking brake cable disengages from the mechanism and the transmission is left in a gear other than 'Park' while the ignition is on and the driver leaves the vehicle, the vehicle may roll unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install a clip at the parking brake cable end to prevent the cable from disengaging, free of charge. The recall began November 10, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G01.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TOYOTA PRIUS 2016 91,585
TOYOTA PRIUS 2017 91,585

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V741000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.