2010 Lexus HS & 2010 Toyota Prius recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2010 toyota Prius and lexus HS250H passenger vehicles. Customers have experienced inconsistent brake feel after ABS actuation during slow and steady application of the brakes on rough or slick road surfaces. Stopping distances may be increased compared with a customer's expectation for a given pedal force.
💥 The risk
Vehicle stopping distances may increase relative to a customer's expectation increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will rewrite the programming of the ABS control unit free of charge. The safety recall began on march 3, 2010, and is expected to be completed in late march 2010. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331 and lexus at 1-800-255-3987.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V039000
- Manufacturer recall #
- AOB/ALA
- Manufacturer
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 148,549
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-331-4331
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 3, 2010
- Built
- Jan 29, 2009 – Feb 8, 2010
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Toyota recall no. Aob lexus ala.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .