# NHTSA recall 14V053000

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: 14V053000
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2014\-02\-12
- Owners notified: 2014\-03\-21
- Component: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- Units potentially affected: 698457

## What is wrong

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2010 through 2014 Prius vehicles.  In the affected vehicles, the Intelligent Power Module \(IPM\) inside the inverter module \(a component of the hybrid system\) contains transistors that may become damaged from high operating temperatures.  If this occurs, various warning lamps will be illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle will have reduced power allowing it to only drive a short distance.


## What can happen

The vehicle may enter a fail\-safe/limp\-home mode that limits the drivability of the vehicle.  The hybrid system could also shut down completely resulting in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners and dealers will update the software for both the motor/generator control electronic control unit \(ECU\) and the hybrid control ECU, free of charge.  If an owner experiences a failure of the inverter before the vehicle receives updated software, the dealer will repair or replace the inverter assembly with a new one at no charge.  The recall began on March 21, 2014.  Owners may contact Toyota at 1\-800\-331\-4331.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-07\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 698457
- Reported remedied: 607808 \(87%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2010 TOYOTA PRIUS](/makes/toyota/prius/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-31 to 2014\-01\-17.
- [2011 TOYOTA PRIUS](/makes/toyota/prius/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-31 to 2014\-01\-17.
- [2012 TOYOTA PRIUS](/makes/toyota/prius/2012/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-31 to 2014\-01\-17.
- [2013 TOYOTA PRIUS](/makes/toyota/prius/2013/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-31 to 2014\-01\-17.
- [2014 TOYOTA PRIUS](/makes/toyota/prius/2014/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-31 to 2014\-01\-17.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [K0P\_19TE12\-TI\-Up](/bulletins/10179783.md), 2020-09-14, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0392\-16 Rev](/bulletins/10140568.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0163\-13 Rev](/bulletins/10134432.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0374\-15](/bulletins/10134321.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0385\-16](/bulletins/10134281.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [TTT\-0337\-15 Rev1](/bulletins/10134247.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0381\-16](/bulletins/10134140.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-0012\-13 Rev2](/bulletins/10134128.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0012\-13](/bulletins/10133897.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0026\-12 Rev](/bulletins/10133893.md), 2018-04-23, 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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