The Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan and Toyota Motor Corporation Australia have recalled all their Prius vehicles immediately in a hurried affair. This is a safety measure against a reported repeat complaint on brake failure. Toyota sold about 2400 Prius vehicles in Australia and about 100000 vehicles worldwide – are all called back.
The brake failure complaints have totaled around 200 globally and luckily no serious accidents reported. The cause seems to be in the ABS management program of vehicles electronic control unit (ECU).
The setting of brake response time seems to have been distributed somehow. The resetting of the program takes about an hour at all authorized Toyota dealers who maintain test equipment. The repairs are Free of Cost to car owners.
The brakes fail on certain road conditions that needed ABS system activation, like lumpy or slippery road surfaces. This recall different from accelerated. Pedal recall in Europe and China. Vehicles built locally in Australia are not affected by recall. The locally Hybrid Camry will not be affected either that is expected to launch on schedule this month.
