Toyota recalls 1.9 million Prius hybrids to fix software problem
By Jerry Hirsch
February 12, 2014, 7:47 a.m.
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. <-- {from the L.A. Times article, not my post.}
Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday announced a massive global recall of its popular Prius hybrid to fix a software glitch that could cause the car to stall.
The Japanese automaker also launched a recall of about 260,000 RAV4 sport-utility vehicles, Tacoma trucks and Lexus RX350 SUVs sold in the United States to address a separate issue.
The Prius recall includes 1.9 million vehicles sold from 2010 through 2014 model years.
It involves about 1 million cars in Japan, some 700,000 in North America and the rest from Europe and other regions.
Toyota said it will update software in the electronic controls of the car.
The software’s current settings could create heat in some of the transistors in the circuits of the car, damaging the parts. When this happens, warning lights on the dashboard activate. In rare circumstances, the hybrid system might shut down while the vehicle is being driven, creating a sudden stall.
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-toyota-prius-recall-20140212,0,4269153.story
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Guess I better check my vin #...
Mine's a 2010 but manufactured in 2009 so I might be out of this one.
