The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Prius vehicles. A capacitor within the hybrid system may not have been properly bolted to the inverter housing.
The risk
If the capacitor was not properly secured, vibrations from driving the vehicle may damage the capacitor, shutting down the hybrid system, causing a loss of motive power and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inverter, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin by early December 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is H0U.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Prius | 2016 |
Components: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
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 | 2016 | 155 | 5 |
Other hybrid propulsion system recalls in 2017
5 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the hybrid propulsion system; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 17V718000 15 Nov 2017 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 17V532000 28 Aug 2017 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 17V371000 9 Jun 2017 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 17V201000 23 Mar 2017 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017