# 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
> NHTSA complaint `698347` · 2008-12-01 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- **Miles at failure:** 38,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
ACCIDENT REPAIR FRONT RIGHT.   APPROX 2 WKS AFTER REPAIR I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WASN'T WORKING.  HI BEAM WORKS.  FOUND OTHER DISGRUNTLED OWNERS ON PRIUSCHAT.COM.  REPLACEMENT OF LIGHT IS $350.00 AND IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR 33,000 MILES - I HAD ABOUT 38,000 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHETHER THE LIGHT IS OK AND A CONNECTION IS BAD OR WHETHER THE ACCIDENT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FAILURE OF THE LIGHT.  I THINK THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
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