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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2017 Toyota Prius C Recalls

The 2017 Toyota Prius C has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 2, 2017.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Toyota Prius C. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2017 Toyota Prius C, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2017 Toyota Prius C

Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire

Campaign
17V295000
Reported
May 2, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 409
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 12 other models

17V295000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2017 Toyota Prius C complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2017 Toyota Prius C, the newest on August 19, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (100%); owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2017 Toyota Prius C, the component group named most often is the air bags (50%), followed by the service brakes (50%) and the vehicle speed control (50%).

The 2017 Toyota Prius C's only recall does not concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags1
  • Service Brakes1
  • Vehicle Speed Control1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2017 Toyota Prius C received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20191
20251

Complaints about the 2017 Toyota Prius C peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 4/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 2 complaints about the 2017 Toyota Prius C are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Prius C by model year

Other 2017 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: August 19, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted