| Issue ID | 1190834 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10724729 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | PRIUS V |
| Model Year | 2012 |
| File date | 02/06/15 |
| Component | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota prius v. While driving at a slow rate of speed, the vehicle shifted into neutral and came to a slow stop. The contact was unable to get the vehicle out of neutral after the failure. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and it was determined that the inverter failed on the vehicle. The dealer stated this was a known issue with toyota's hybrid vehicles, but could only replace it with the same model inverter that would fail again. The manufacturer would not confirm what the dealer stated about this being a known issue. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 33,634. The vin was not available. Ma 07/30/15 updated 10/19/2017*cn |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 33634 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | PIITSBURG, PA |
| VIN pattern | JTDZN3EU6C3XXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | ROHRICH TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | PITTSBURGH |
| Dealer's state code | PA |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 15226 |