The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Prius C vehicles. The DC-DC converter may fail resulting in the auxiliary battery no longer receiving power from the converter, which may cause a loss of drive.
The risk
A loss of drive increases the risk of crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the DC-DC converter with a new one, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is K0K.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Prius C | 2018, 2019 |
Components: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 | 2018 | 6 | 2 |
| Toyota Prius C | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Other hybrid propulsion system recalls in 2019
7 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the hybrid propulsion system; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 19V834000 19 Nov 2019 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 19V833000 19 Nov 2019 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 19V810000 13 Nov 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 19V599000 14 Aug 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V310000 17 Apr 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V099000 15 Feb 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019