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Industryweek 9115 071515toyotapriusrecall
Industryweek 9115 071515toyotapriusrecall
Industryweek 9115 071515toyotapriusrecall
Industryweek 9115 071515toyotapriusrecall

Toyota Joins Recall Parade, Thanks to 625,000 Halting Hybrids

July 15, 2015
The Japanese automaker said the problem was linked to software that controls a power converter, similar to an issue last year that led to the recall of 1.9 million Prius cars.

TOKYO — Toyota recalled 625,000 hybrid vehicles globally on Wednesday, most of them Priuses, over a defect that can bring the car to an unexpected stop.

The Japanese automaker said the problem was linked to software that controls a power converter, similar to an issue last year that led to the recall of 1.9 million Prius cars — Toyota's biggest for its signature petrol-electric vehicle. Toyota, the world's biggest car maker, added that no accidents or injuries had been reported.

"In limited instances, the hybrid system might shut down while the vehicle is being driven, resulting in the loss of power, bringing the vehicle to stop," the company said in a statement.

The latest recall affected the Prius V, which is also sold as the Prius Alpha and Prius+, as well as some Auris hybrid vehicles.

More than half the recalled vehicles were sold in Japan, with most of the others in North America and Europe, between May 2010 and November 2014.

The Prius was one of the first mainstream hybrid cars and was quickly adopted as a symbol of green technology.

Toyota has sold more than 7 million hybrid cars globally since the debut of its Prius hybrid in 1997 in the first mass production of green cars. It has roughly 30 hybrid models sold in more than 90 countries worldwide.

Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2015

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