EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Toyota “Auris HV, Prius, Prius+” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01049/20
Summary
Specific transistors in the boost converter of the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) can be damaged by the high thermal stress caused by repeated driving under certain high-load driving patterns (e.g. from a stop, applying nearly full throttle and then gradually further accelerating to full throttle).This may cause the hybrid system to be shut down without entering a failsafe mode. As a result the vehicle may lose…
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Product
Passenger car — Toyota
- Brand
- Toyota
- Name / model
- Auris HV, Prius, Prius+ · e11*2007/46*0018*, e11*2001/116*0264*
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Model code: Auris HV (ZWE186), Prius (ZVW30), Prius+ (ZVW41).
- Production dates: February 5, 2014 through November 6, 2015 (Prius)May 3, 2014 through December 2, 2018 (Auris HV)September 12, 2014 through March 24, 2016 (Prius+)
What is the risk?
- Specific transistors in the boost converter of the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) can be damaged by the high thermal stress caused by repeated driving under certain high-load driving patterns (e.g. from a stop, applying nearly full throttle and then gradually further accelerating to full throttle).This may cause the hybrid system to be shut down without entering a failsafe mode. As a result the vehicle may lose motive power while driving at higher speeds, increasing the risk of an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory 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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