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2018 Toyota PRIUS PRIME Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1720793
Internal NHTSA #	11390461
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	PRIUS PRIME
Model Year	2018
File date	28/01/21
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving on rural roads with no street lights, the automatic high beam system malfunctions when passing oncoming traffic who do not dim their headlights or who have those headlights that should be illegal (like ford). Normal low-beam headlights do not cause the system to malfunction. I believe this malfunction to be related to the camera sensor located on the windshield and when the glare of the excessively bright headlights hit that sensor, it crashes the auto system. The symbol on the dash that indicates that the system is working normal cuts off for approximately 25-30 seconds, during which time the high beams will not engage. After that 30 second delay, the system reboots, the light on the dash comes back on and the high beams re-engage. This is dangerous as all manner of wildlife cross that road at night and without bright lights, my reaction time is cut in half. I have talked to the toyota dealership about this issue since i purchased this car in may of 2019 telling them there is a malfunction in the system, and was initially informed that this was normal functionality. I owned a 2017 prius prime advanced (one year older than this one) and it never malfunctioned, so i know this is a malfunction in the system. After speaking with the service manager in depth about my experience with this issue, he finally understood that this is an issue and not normal functionality. They have kept my car several times trying to recreate the failure, but unless they drive out in the middle of nowhere (super dark) and come across someone with "too-bright" headlights, it is unlikely they will accomplish a failure. I was also told that toyota did not know anything about this issue. I have since done the research and found that this has been an issue since at least 2017, and occurs on various toyota models (prius, avalon, rav4, etc...). I have video of the failure.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	15000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ADA, OK
VIN pattern	JTDKARFP4J3XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2018 Toyota PRIUS PRIME Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Toyota PRIUS PRIME Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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