1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2020 Toyota Prius. Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Toyota dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2020 Toyota Prius. Check your Prius by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Toyota Prius, reporting 11 crashes, 6 injuries. Toyota has issued at least 147 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Toyota Prius. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Prius Prime. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking lot, traveling down the aisle, and driving around the end cap to the second aisle, pulling into the parking spot at 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The wheels squealed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11690279
“I TURNED LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE IN MY 2020 PRIUS. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, AND MY CAR SHOT FORWARD. I COULDN'T STOP IT, AND IT HIT A CONCRETE POLE. IT ONLY TOOK 1 SECOND.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11687071
“I was the victim of an accident on [XXX]. The person of the other vehicle that collided with my vehicle after crossing at high speed and without stopping in the red light. The sensors of the anti-collision vehicle of my vehicle did not work and the air bag also did not work.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11681232
“The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Prius Prime. The contact stated that while driving slowly into a parking space the vehicle suddenly experience unintended acceleration and accelerated forward before crashing into a building.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11496798
“On May 16, 2023 I was slowly driving out of a market parking lot when the car suddenly accelerated, full throttle, and speeded across the street (Colusa Avenue, Berkeley, CA), crashing head on into a fence. Immediately after the crash, the dashboard displayed the following: "Check Engine (!”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11524726
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2020 Toyota Prius is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Toyota dealer.