Toyota recalls hybrid Prius worldwide

12 February 2019

Toyota Prius hybrid recalled in Russia and around the world due to problems with the software

Famous hybrid hatchback Toyota Prius, which was produced for over 20 years (four generations), periodically comes under revocable campaign, which, incidentally, quite natural in view of the complexity of its design (gasoline engine plus the transmission).

So, in case of any malfunction of the hybrid system of the Toyota Prius hatchback needs to go to a special "failsafe" mode. However, in "rare situations" is the place to be just jamming the motor, and in motion.

But at least the controls remain functional. To overcome the faults need to update the software, i.e. the software. The problems caused the failure of the software module IPM (Intelligent Power Module) to the inverter, which when the system is overloaded when increasing voltage disables the hybrid system.

Only in Russia (and this is not a mass market for this model) because of this respond 802 units of the Prius, sold since 07.05.2009 on 29.01.2014. The list of VIN codes the link.

 Service campaign is certainly not confined to Russia, and covers the entire world market. Service campaign started in early October 2018 and will cover 2.43 million hybrid cars. Most of them, according to Reuters, travels around Japan (of 1.25 million) and North America (807 329 units). In addition, 290 000 units sold in Europe and the other in China, Africa and other regions.
Recall that the previous service campaign for the Prius-am (226 units) was in November of 2018, due to problems with electrical wiring. Then the opinion has touched 1.03 million hybrids.

By the way, in America together with the hatchback Prius to be a compact MPV Prius v release 2011-2014 in addition, in Japan under review were a hybrid model of the Auris.