NHTSA Campaign 20V369000

HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER

Issued by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · Reported Jun 24, 2020 · 266,638 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Prius and 2014-2017 Prius V vehicles not included in recall 18V-684. 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.

Consequence

An unexpected hybrid power system shut down may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will perform a software update for the hybrid system. If the vehicle has experienced an inverter failure with certain hybrid system faults related to this condition, the inverter assembly will be repaired or replaced, prior to software update. All repairs will be performed free of charge. This recall began July 24, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TB10 / 20TA10.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TOYOTA PRIUS 2013 266,638
TOYOTA PRIUS 2014 266,638
TOYOTA PRIUS 2015 266,638
TOYOTA PRIUS V 2014 266,638
TOYOTA PRIUS V 2015 266,638
TOYOTA PRIUS V 2016 266,638
TOYOTA PRIUS V 2017 266,638

Source: NHTSA Campaign 20V369000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.