The 2017 Toyota Prius V has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 266,638 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the exterior lighting. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Prius and 2014-2017 Prius V vehicles not included in recall 18V-684. Excessive voltage in the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) within the inverter may cause the hybrid system to shut down, causing the vehicle to stall while being driven.
Consequence
An unexpected hybrid power system shut down may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will perform a software update for the hybrid system. If the vehicle has experienced an inverter failure with certain hybrid system faults related to this condition, the inverter assembly will be repaired or replaced, prior to software update. All repairs will be performed…
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While driving I heard noises, like “flap,flap,flapâ€�. Pulled over to look at the tire and saw that the tire was peeling. Changed to the donut spare tire and went to “firestoneâ€� 5 days later to have a new tire put on because the original service shop, “mr king auto services centerâ€�,…”
“The contact owns a 2017 toyota prius v. The contact stated that while her husband was driving approximately 70 mph, there was a loud explosion coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated that after stopping to inspect the vehicle, it was discovered that the passenger’s side rear…”
“Since we had purchase our car prius v four with drl (day running lights)(vertical led unit in bumper) they never worked properly-hence not visible in our accident.. Unlike other earlier models the user could adjust the sensor and turn this feature on or off-but now the feature can only be…”
“I purchased my 2017 prius v ii in may 2017. Approximately 9 months or so after purchase my headlights burnt out, first the driver's side then passengers side. I am now replacing, purchasing new headlights every 3-4 because they continue to burn out. I've tried various brands including buying…”
“I was slowly ( < 5mph) approaching a stoplight at a busy intersection in a 25 mph zone on a 4 lane street there were 2 vehicles ahead of me. Everything seemed fine until my vehicle suddenly accelerated rapidly and I was unable to stop it. The path of least resistance was to drive it into the car…”
“My 2017 prius v was involved in 2 recent crashes in which the air bags did not deploy: front end/bumper impact on 6/1/18 and front & rear end impact which totaled car on 7/3/18. Both times air bags did not deploy. Impact on 6/1/18 caused other car's (2008 honda accord) air bags to deploy, but not…”
“The prius v 2017 vehicle 4 series does not come with 'fog lighting' which I had in my prius v 2012 and used all the time-the car I have does come with led day running lights-I really never knew they were lights because I never saw them on. At the dealers-the did reset them and the lights worked…”
“In the 18 months I have had this vehicle I have left it running at least six times you think it's shut off and you walk away and a while later it starts back up there needs to be a lite or some indicator telling u it's still on.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 Toyota Prius V as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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