{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Toyota recall 14V053: Model Year 2010 Through 2014 Prius",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v053/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V053 (Toyota): The vehicle may enter a fail-safe/limp-home mode that limits the drivability of the vehicle. The hybrid system could also shut d...",
  "excerpt": "Toyota Prius, model years 2010 to 2014. Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 12 February 2014. 698,457 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Toyota is recalling certain model year 2010 through 2014 Prius vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) inside the inverter module (a component of the hybrid system) contains transistors that may become damaged from high operating temperatures. If this occurs, various warning lamps will … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “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.” 14V053 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Hybrid Propulsion System:Inverter 12 February 2014 2010-2014 TOYOTA PRIUS 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. Toyota will notify owners and dealers wil",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:52:47+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T08:13:33+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Toyota recall 14V053: Model Year 2010 Through 2014 Prius\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v053/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}