2012 TOYOTA PRIUS Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2012 Toyota Prius has 3 recalls, the most serious being inverter-related failures that can cause the hybrid system to shut down and stall the vehicle while driving, raising the risk of a crash. Two of the recalls involve the inverter's power module, where transistors damaged by high operating temperatures can either force the car into a reduced-power limp mode or cut hybrid system power entirely and stall the vehicle. The third recall affects plug-in hybrid models only: the hybrid battery's fuse can fracture under sustained high-load conditions, such as climbing a long grade on electric power alone.