NHTSA Campaign 18V684000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 18V684000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the hybrid propulsion system. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 18V684000 with NHTSA on October 4, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V684000, NHTSA lists up to 807,329 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 22, 2011 and June 30, 2014.
The 18V684000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V684000 were scheduled from January 22, 2019, 110 days after the report.
18V684000 covers 2 models from Toyota, model years 2010–2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V684000 ranks 18 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 18V684000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 9 other recalls on the hybrid propulsion system on this site; the one before 18V684000 was 17V718000, reported on November 15, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Toyota Prius and 2012-2014 Toyota Prius V vehicles. Excessive voltage in the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) within the inverter may cause the hybrid system to shut down, causing the vehicle to stall while being driven.
- The risk
- If the hybrid system shuts down unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the motor/generator control electronic control unit (ECU) and the hybrid control ECU as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 22, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0V. Note: The software updates in this recall are needed even if the vehicle had the software previously updated under recalls 14V-053 or 15V-449.
Reported October 4, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V684000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V684000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 4, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted