2014 Toyota Prius C Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2014 Toyota Prius C. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 53 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Brake actuator assembly known issue in prius c, toyota refuses to do anything about it. Part is not cheap.”
“While driving, suddenly all brake lights and warning lights went on, and brakes stopped working normally. It became difficult to brake (brake took a while to engage - had to press pedal to the floor). After diagnostics at the dealership it looks like the brake booster failed. Apparently toyota…”
“We were driving on a city street about 25-30mph and the car jerked suddenly and the lights on the dashboard illuminated and the "check hybrid system" message came up as well. The car was able to coast to a nearby parking lot. We attempted to drive the car home and the car stalled in the middle of…”
“We were driving on a city street about 25-30mph and the car jerked suddenly and the lights on the dashboard illuminated and the "check hybrid system" message came up as well. The car was able to coast to a nearby parking lot. We attempted to drive the car home and the car stalled in the middle of…”
“Cruise control not working. Traction control light active, brake light active, and light active the cause was diagnosed by toyota of paris. Tsb for c1391 code abnormal leak in accumulator. The corrective action is to replace brake booster assembly with master cylinder and brake booster pump…”
“Cruise control not working. Traction control light active, brake light active, and light active the cause was diagnosed by toyota of paris. Tsb for c1391 code abnormal leak in accumulator. The corrective action is to replace brake booster assembly with master cylinder and brake booster pump…”
“Cruise control not working. Traction control light active, brake light active, and light active the cause was diagnosed by toyota of paris. Tsb for c1391 code abnormal leak in accumulator. The corrective action is to replace brake booster assembly with master cylinder and brake booster pump…”
“2014 toyota prius c with 220k miles. Four warning lights came on while driving. Brakes became not responsive unless you press down very hard. Regenerative braking, went away. The brake pump can be audibly heard turning on every few seconds.”
Defect investigations
Pedestrian alert sounds
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2014 Toyota Prius C as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.