# NHTSA recall 10V039000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 10V039000
- Manufacturer's number: AOB/ALA
- Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 2010\-02\-09
- Owners notified: 2010\-03\-03
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 148549

## What is wrong

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AND LEXUS HS250H PASSENGER VEHICLES.  CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED INCONSISTENT BRAKE FEEL AFTER ABS ACTUATION DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES ON ROUGH OR SLICK ROAD SURFACES.  STOPPING DISTANCES MAY BE INCREASED COMPARED WITH A CUSTOMER'S EXPECTATION FOR A GIVEN PEDAL FORCE.


## What can happen

VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCES MAY INCREASE RELATIVE TO A CUSTOMER'S EXPECTATION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REWRITE THE PROGRAMMING OF THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2010, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN LATE MARCH 2010.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1\-800\-331\-4331 AND LEXUS AT 1\-800\-255\-3987.


## Notes

TOYOTA RECALL NO. AOB LEXUS ALA.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2010 LEXUS HS](/makes/lexus/hs/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-01\-29 to 2010\-02\-08.
- [2010 TOYOTA PRIUS](/makes/toyota/prius/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-04\-20 to 2010\-01\-27.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [ZJB\_Toyota POL18](/bulletins/10145759.md), 2018-10-15, Service bulletin
- [ZJB\-Toyota POL18](/bulletins/10145744.md), 2018-10-15, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-0363\-10](/bulletins/10037647.md), 2011-06-02, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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