# 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
> NHTSA complaint `735648` · 2009-09-15 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- **Miles at failure:** 40,987
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
MY ONE HEADLAMP ON MY 2007 PRIUS IS MALFUNCTIONING- NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. IT WILL "DIM" OR GO OUT ALTOGETHER AND THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT NOTICE. I GOT INTO A SMALL ACCIDENT THE OTHER DAY AS I COULD NOT SEE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE DEALER. DEALER SAYS MANY PRIUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME THING , BUT NO RECALL- THE COST IS IN EXCESS OF $1,200 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. ALL OF THE PRIUS ON-LINE FORUMS DESCRIBE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS- THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DANGER TO ANYONE WITH A PRIUS AND VIRTUALLY EVERYONE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
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