The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Lexus LS500, LC500, ES300h, UX250h, LS500h, Toyota Prius, RAV4 HV, 2019-2020 Toyota Prius Prime, and 2020 Corolla HV vehicles. The brake booster pump may fail causing a deactivation of the Vehicle Stability Control system and a loss of braking assist. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."
The risk
Deactivation of the vehicle stability control system or a loss of braking assist increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the brake booster pump, free of charge. The recall began September 20, 2019. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 and Lexus owners may contact Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are K1L/K0L. Lexus' numbers for this recall are K2F/KLF.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lexus ES Hybrid | 2019 |
| Lexus LC500 | 2019 |
| Lexus LS Hybrid | 2019 |
| Lexus LS500 | 2019 |
| Lexus UX Hybrid | 2019 |
| Toyota Corolla Hybrid | 2020 |
| Toyota Prius | 2019 |
| Toyota Prius Prime | 2019, 2020 |
| Toyota RAV4 Hybrid | 2019 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexus ES Hybrid | 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| Lexus LC500 | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Lexus LS Hybrid | 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| Lexus LS500 | 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| Lexus UX Hybrid | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| Toyota Corolla Hybrid | 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| Toyota Prius | 2019 | 30 | 3 |
| Toyota Prius Prime | 2019 | 9 | 1 |
| Toyota Prius Prime | 2020 | 16 | 1 |
| Toyota RAV4 Hybrid | 2019 | 22 | 3 |
Other service brakes recalls in 2019
27 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the service brakes; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 19V925000 30 Dec 2019 | Toyne Inc. |
| 19V893000 16 Dec 2019 | Foretravel, Inc. |
| 19V890000 12 Dec 2019 | Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. |
| 19V889000 12 Dec 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V874000 10 Dec 2019 | Marion Body Works Inc. |
| 19V761000 24 Oct 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V758000 24 Oct 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V735000 16 Oct 2019 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019