NHTSA Campaign 19V491000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 19V491000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the hybrid propulsion system. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 19V491000 with NHTSA on June 26, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V491000, NHTSA lists up to 464 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 6, 2018 and October 4, 2018.
The 19V491000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V491000 were scheduled from August 23, 2019, 58 days after the report.
19V491000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V491000 ranks 191 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 19V491000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 9 other recalls on the hybrid propulsion system on this site; the one before 19V491000 was 18V684000, reported on October 4, 2018.
What this recall covers
- 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 fix
- 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.
Reported June 26, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V491000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V491000, 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: June 26, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted