18V684000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
If the hybrid system shuts down unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of a crash.
2012 TOYOTA PRIUS
6 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (1 open), 543 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations31 open
Owner complaints543
Complaints citing a crash75
Complaints citing a fire3
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 6
16V487000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
If either portion of the curtain shield air bag inflator ejects into the passenger cabin, there is an increased risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
16V396000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
14V053000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
The vehicle may enter a fail-safe/limp-home mode that limits the drivability of the vehicle. The hybrid system could also shut down completely resulting in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
13V123000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
An inaccurate label could lead to owners overloading their vehicles and tires. An overloaded vehicle can result in a tire failure which may result in a vehicle crash, personal injury, or property damage.
13V014000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
If the front passenger seat occupant sensing system is out of calibration, the front passenger airbags may not deploy or they may deploy inappropriately for the passenger's size and position. This could increase the risk of personal injury during the event of a vehicle crash necessitating airbag deployment.
What owners report most
- 182SERVICE BRAKES
- 49ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 36EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 31ENGINE
- 31UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 28VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 26AIR BAGS
- 20STRUCTURE:BODY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 TOYOTA PRIUSs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.