The 2019 Toyota Prius Prime has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 6,925 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the wheels. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)19V5440002019-07-246,925 affected
Defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Lexus LS500, LC500, ES300h, UX250h, LS500h, Toyota Prius, RAV4 HV, 2019-2020 Toyota Prius Prime, and 2020 Corolla HV vehicles. The brake booster pump may fail causing a deactivation of the Vehicle Stability Control system and a loss of…
Consequence
Deactivation of the vehicle stability control system or a loss of braking assist increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the brake booster pump, free of charge. The recall began September 20, 2019. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 and Lexus owners may contact Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for…
Complaints by component
WHEELS
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
STEERING
1
TIRES
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints11
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I was parked. I put my car in reverse. I heard the beeping sound confirming it was in reverse. I put my foot on the accelerator and the car went forward instead of reverse. This happened twice. I immediately shut off the car and turned it back on. Then it worked fine, and continued to work fine…”
“I've have to take my 2019 prius prime (with 20,000 miles total) in twice for brake issues in 6 weeks. Each time the dealer had to deal with a rotor heat issue. The first service was on 3/29/2021, the initial reason for appt was hearing squealing from the front. Upon inspection dealer found major…”
“10/19-left rear tire kept loosing pressure, I took it to the mechanic, they couldn't find anything, I again took it after 2 weeks, they changed the tire. Miles 7014. On 9/26/20-miles 16430, the same tire left passenger blew out on the freeway. No indicator of tire pressure being low came on. The…”
“Passenger side behind the driver's seat's tire blew out. Started to drive and car was moving slower and eventually had to pull over because car felt unstable. Was not given an alarm that the tire was blown and flat. Was driving less than 30mph, in a straight, flat street.”
“2 toyota complaints: 1) my 2019 prius prime 11,597 miles: on hwy 85 south 11/27 10:30pm got flat tire & drove to side lane on hwy. Called toyota tow service @ 10:37pm which is in georgia not calif. Tow not show until 1:16am 11/27 and towed car to dealer. It took 20 min. For call center in georgia…”
“When I drive the vehicle on the freeway, it feels unstable. It goes left and right. The vehicle is brand new. We just bought it last week. Tire pressure is good and the dealership said there is no recall on the car.”
“When I drive the vehicle on the freeway, it feels unstable. It goes left and right. The vehicle is brand new. We just bought it last week. Tire pressure is good and the dealership said there is no recall on the car.”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2019 toyota prius prime. While charging the vehicle's battery, the doors abruptly locked on their own. The contact called roadside assistance to have the doors unlocked. The manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07
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 2019 Toyota Prius Prime as of
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