# NHTSA recall 15V449000

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: 15V449000
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2015\-07\-15
- Owners notified: 2015\-07\-30
- Component: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
- Units potentially affected: 108624

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain model year 2012\-2014 Prius V vehicles manufactured August 22, 2011, to June 30, 2014.  A component within the hybrid inverter assembly may overheat, causing the hybrid system to reduce output power allowing the vehicle to only drive a short distance.  In some circumstances, the hybrid system may shut down causing the vehicle to stop while being driven.


## 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 the motor/generator control electronic control unti \(ECU\) and the hybrid control ECU, free of charge.  The recall began on July 30, 2015.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1\-888\-270\-9371.


## 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 2016 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-01\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 108624
- Reported remedied: 95644 \(88%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1913
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 4, 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

- [2012 TOYOTA PRIUS V](/makes/toyota/prius-v/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-08\-22 to 2014\-06\-30.
- [2013 TOYOTA PRIUS V](/makes/toyota/prius-v/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-08\-22 to 2014\-06\-30.
- [2014 TOYOTA PRIUS V](/makes/toyota/prius-v/2014/recalls.md). Built 2011\-08\-22 to 2014\-06\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [T\-SB\-0119\-15 Rev](/bulletins/10213902.md), 2022-06-13, Service bulletin
- [ZF5\-POL16\-02](/bulletins/10197487.md), 2021-06-14, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0003\-21](/bulletins/10187254.md), 2021-02-16, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0036\-16](/bulletins/10178786.md), 2020-08-24, Service bulletin
- [ZF5\-Dealer Lette](/bulletins/10149999.md), 2018-12-03, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0162\-13\_Rev](/bulletins/10129204.md), 2018-02-21, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0345\-15](/bulletins/10111305.md), 2017-08-14, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0092\-14](/bulletins/10111284.md), 2017-08-14, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0345\-15](/bulletins/10111155.md), 2017-08-14, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0092\-14](/bulletins/10111134.md), 2017-08-14, 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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