2016 Toyota Prius recalls
5 NHTSA recall campaigns naming the 2016 Toyota Prius. Last verified Jul 30, 2026. Recalls may apply only to certain VIN ranges — always confirm with a VIN check.
Units are totals reported across campaigns mentioning this model — NHTSA does not always break unit counts down by model.
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- Sep 5, 2018Fire risk2016–2018 Toyota Prius — Electrical System
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Toyota Prius vehicles. A portion of the engine wire harness connected to the hybrid Power Control Unit (PCU), could contact the cover at this connection and wear, causing an electrical short circuit.
18V579000 · 192K units · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Jan 31, 2018Crash risk2015–2016 Lexus NX, 2016 Lexus RX Hybrid, 2016 Lexus RX350 and 1 other model — Air Bags
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Toyota Prius and Lexus RX 350, RX 350 F Sport, RX 450h F Sport and RX 450h vehicles and 2015-2016 Lexus NX 200T, NX Turbo and NX 300h vehicles. The air bag pressure sensors and/or the acceleration sensors may fail causing the side/curtain shield air bags and/or the front air bags to not deploy in the event of a crash.
18V085000 · 49K units · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Oct 18, 2017Crash risk2016 Toyota Prius — Hybrid Propulsion System
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Prius vehicles. A capacitor within the hybrid system may not have been properly bolted to the inverter housing.
17V658000 · 6 units · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Oct 14, 2016Crash risk2016–2017 Toyota Prius — Parking Brake
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Prius vehicles manufactured August 6, 2015, to October 3, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a foot-operated parking brake system that has a parking brake cable that may disengage.
16V741000 · 92K units · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Sep 16, 2016Crash risk2016 Toyota Prius — Air Bags
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Prius vehicles manufactured November 30, 2015, to June 14, 2016. An air bag inflator manufacturing error may result in the inadvertent partial inflation of the front passenger air bag.
16V672000 · 8K units · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing