NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Toyota Prius Recalls
The 2003 Toyota Prius has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on June 1, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Toyota Prius. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 99
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Toyota Prius, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2003 Toyota Prius
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 11V304000
- Reported
- June 1, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 52,377
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Prius
2003 Toyota Prius complaints by year
NHTSA has received 99 owner complaints about the 2003 Toyota Prius, the newest on October 26, 2022. Of these, 5 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Toyota Prius, the component group named most often is the steering (39%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the engine and engine cooling (11%).
The 2003 Toyota Prius's only recall also concerns the steering.
Where 2003 Toyota Prius owners gave the mileage (81 complaints), the median was 71,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering39
- Electrical System13
- Engine And Engine Cooling11
- Tires11
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic8
- Power Train5
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 23 | |
| 2011 | 11 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Toyota Prius peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 23. 23% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Toyota Prius drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Toyota Prius year in the same window: 17th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 3/5
The 99 complaints about the 2003 Toyota Prius are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Prius by model year
Other 2003 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 26, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted