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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1444776 · 2018-02-01

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
67,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON OCTOBER 7, 2017 A DRIVER CUT ME OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, I PRESSED MY BRAKES HARD AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE SIDE AND I HIT THE RETAINING WALL. THE IMPACT WAS NOT TOO HARD AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TRAVELLING. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND I HEAR A STRANGE HUMMING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE TWO MAIN PARTS IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I FOUND A TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL 13V-235 AFFECTING OTHER PRIUS 2010 THAT DESCRIBES EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF EXACTLY THE SAME PARTS INDICATED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT TOYOTA REPORTED THIS PROBLEM IN VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL, BUT MY CAR'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR INDICATED RANGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11066526
Machine
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