2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2010 Toyota Prius has 8 recalls, the most serious being multiple issues with the hybrid inverter's Intelligent Power Module, which can overheat, lose power unexpectedly, or cause the car to stall while driving. The inverter problems appear across several filings that describe the same core issue: transistors inside the power module can be damaged by high operating temperatures or voltage spikes, triggering warning lights and cutting drive power, sometimes dropping the car into a reduced-speed mode or shutting the hybrid system down entirely while moving. There is also a curtain airbag concern where the inflator can fail, partially deploying the airbag without a crash and potentially sending fragments of the inflator into the cabin. On the brake side, two recalls address stopping performance: nitrogen gas can leak from the brake booster pump into the brake fluid, reducing pedal pressure, and separately, anti-lock brake activation on rough or slippery surfaces at low speed can produce an inconsistent pedal feel and longer-than-expected stopping distances.