The 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 482,002 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS16V4870002016-06-30482,002 affected
Defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Toyota Prius, 2010 and 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, and 2011-2012 Lexus CT200h vehicles. A weld in the curtain shield air bag inflator may crack causing one or both portions of the inflator to eject into the passenger…
Consequence
If either portion of the curtain shield air bag inflator ejects into the passenger cabin, there is an increased risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install retention brackets to the curtain shield air bags, free of charge. The recall began on October 17, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota Customer Service Department at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is Toyota G0U, and Lexus GLJ.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
3
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
1crashes
ENGINE
1
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
1crashes
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
1crashes
Total complaints8
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Toyota dealer in buena park ( auto nation) informed me that my toyota vehicle requires repair service as part of a manufacture's recall ( nhtsa recall no 18v-684) and auto nation will perform any repairs subject to recall notice at no charge as per attached copy here, this manufacture's recall…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius plug-in hybrid. While reversing out of the driveway, the contact released the accelerator pedal to switch the vehicle into drive. Suddenly, the vehicle accelerated backwards and drove into a neighbor's yard. The vehicle spun out of control even with the…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius plug-in hybrid. While reversing out of the driveway, the contact released the accelerator pedal to switch the vehicle into drive. Suddenly, the vehicle accelerated backwards and drove into a neighbor's yard. The vehicle spun out of control even with the…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius plug-in hybrid. While reversing out of the driveway, the contact released the accelerator pedal to switch the vehicle into drive. Suddenly, the vehicle accelerated backwards and drove into a neighbor's yard. The vehicle spun out of control even with the…”
“This recall no longer appears on your website: 2010-2014 prius recall https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/02/toyota-recalls-1-9-million-prius-hybrids-for-shutdown-risk/index.htm”
“The brake system abs not works. The car was in motion on the street when the system abs stopped working and the warning lights in dashboard. The brake pedal is lowered unexpectedly and the car continues non-stop until the pedal is repeatedly depressed again. Diagnostic in dealer toyota , kendall…”
“I want to change it by company”
“Excessive oil consumption (more then a quart every 800 miles)”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP19004 Opened 2019-09-30 · closed 2021-01-21
Brake Actuator Valve Wear
On September 19, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a defect petition from Mr. Roger Hogan requesting that the Agency investigate and recall certain Toyota Prius, Prius PHV, Camry Hybrid and Avalon Hybrid vehicles for a brake actuator valve wear condition covered under Toyota Customer Support…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.