Toyota Recalls Prius Models Due to Faulty Brakes
Toyota is recalling approximately 92,000 Model Year 2016 and 2017 Prius sedans due to a safety issue involving the brakes, according to USA Today.The recalled cars have a faulty emergency brake that could become inoperative, Toyota said in a statement."If this occurs and the driver exits the vehicle with the transmission in a gear other than 'Park' while the ignition is on, the vehicle could roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota acknowledges reports of crashes, deaths, recalls 340,000 Prius cars
Toyota Motor Corp. recalled 340,000 gas-electric hybrid Prius cars around the world Wednesday, 212,000 of them in Japan and 94,000 in North America, for a defect in their parking brakes.Toyota acknowledged receiving reports of crashes, injuries and deaths.The Japanese automaker refused to provide details, saying it was still looking into the reports.
Brake flaw prompts Toyota Prius recall
Toyota is recalling 340,000 of its Prius cars due to a problem with its parking brake that can cause accidents.The cars are the 2016 and 2017 models.The problem can cause the parking brake to fail, increasing the risk that the vehicle could roll away and crash.
Toyota recalls 92,000 new Prius hybrids for parking brake failure
Enlarge Image Antuan Goodwin/RoadshowParking brake failure isn't the most dangerous problem, but any potential rollaway situation carries serious concern.That's why Toyota is recalling nearly 100,000 vehicles in the US to deal with a parking brake that may fail at random.The recall spans 92,000 US examples of the 2016 and 2017 Toyota Prius hybrid.