The defect
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2015 Toyota Prius C vehicles manufactured April 20, 2015, to June 30, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) may be improperly calibrated and, as a result, the TPMS may fail to warn the driver that the tire pressure is low. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
The risk
If the vehicle is driven on underinflated tires, the tires may fail. Sudden tire failure increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
SET will notify owners, and dealers will re-calibrate the TPMS, free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET15E.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Prius C | 2015 |
Components: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Prius C | 2015 | 17 | 1 |
Other tires recalls in 2015
12 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the tires; Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC filed 26 campaigns in all.
| 15V889000 31 Dec 2015 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 15V864000 22 Dec 2015 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 15V740000 9 Nov 2015 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 15V663000 16 Oct 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V552000 2 Sept 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V455000 22 Jul 2015 | Tracker Marine L.L.C. |
| 15V448000 15 Jul 2015 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 15V306000 26 May 2015 | Ferrari North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015