EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Toyota “1. Prius2. FCHV” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1782/12
Summary
null The electrically-driven water pump which circulates coolant through the hybrid components, including the inverter assembly, may fail causing activation of the warning lights on the instrument panel of the PRIUS or a reduction in the motive power mode in the FCHV vehicles. In certain cases, a fuse may blow in the electric power supply circuit, causing the hybrid system to stop while the vehicle is being driven…
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Product
Passenger car — Toyota
- Brand
- Toyota
- Name / model
- 1. Prius2. FCHV · Information on the identification of the affected vehicles is provided in the <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2012-w48/2012-w48_10-vins.pdf">attached document</a>.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
What is the risk?
- null The electrically-driven water pump which circulates coolant through the hybrid components, including the inverter assembly, may fail causing activation of the warning lights on the instrument panel of the PRIUS or a reduction in the motive power mode in the FCHV vehicles. In certain cases, a fuse may blow in the electric power supply circuit, causing the hybrid system to stop while the vehicle is being driven, which could lead to an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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