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2012 Toyota PRIUS V Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1422419
Internal NHTSA #	11044181
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	PRIUS V
Model Year	2012
File date	01/08/17
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Since i first bought the car in 2012 i noticed that every now and then when i pushed down the brake pedal to slow down for a stop, if the car hit a slight bump in the road, the car would momentarily accelerate instead of braking. It felt like i was losing control of the car. (note: since i did not record the dates, please note that i have chosen august 1, 2017 as a random date just so i could continue on to the next step but this has happened from time to time since 2012.)
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	5000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BENSALEM, PA
VIN pattern	JTDZN3EU2C3XXXXXX
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
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	20
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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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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2012 Toyota PRIUS V Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota PRIUS V Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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