EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Toyota “Prius” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01157/21
Summary
The programming of the Pre-Collision System (PCS) feature may be improper, which could cause the application of the pre-crash brake assist function to be delayed.This can result in less overall vehicle speed reduction than designed, increasing the risk of injury. The product does not comply with the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of Motor Vehiclesand their trailers…
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Product
Passenger car — Toyota
- Brand
- Toyota
- Name / model
- Prius · e6*2007/46*0339*05
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Model (Frame Code): Prius (ZVW50, ZVW55);VIN Range (Frame Code): KB3FU#03094121 - 03095447 (ZVW50), L93FU#03022600 - 03031244 (ZVW55); Model Year: 2021.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 1 July 2020 and 31 May 2021.
What is the risk?
- The programming of the Pre-Collision System (PCS) feature may be improper, which could cause the application of the pre-crash brake assist function to be delayed.This can result in less overall vehicle speed reduction than designed, increasing the risk of injury. The product does not comply with the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of Motor Vehiclesand their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technicalunits intended for such vehicles.
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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