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2019 Toyota Prius Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2019 Toyota Prius has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 14,310 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 51 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 19V876000 2019-12-11 3,751 affected
Defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Prius vehicles. An electrical short circuit in the combination meter could occur, causing the speedometer, the odometer, and the fuel gauge to go blank. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle…

Consequence

A blank main display will not show important information like vehicle speed or fuel level. Driving with an inoperative display can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the flash memory chip (ROM) production date, and if necessary, replace it along with the combination meter circuit board, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this…

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 19V544000 2019-07-24 6,925 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…

EQUIPMENT 19V244000 2019-03-27 3,634 affected
Defect

Gulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris vehicles. The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the…

Consequence

If the driver cannot read the label, they may unknowingly overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

GST will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 19R1.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES
9
4crashes
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
ENGINE
5
1crashes
AIR BAGS
4
4crashes2injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
2crashes
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
3
2crashes
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
1crashes
POWER TRAIN
2
TIRES
2
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
1
Total complaints51

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

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SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2025-10-28

“Coolant system failed because coolant was leaking into catalytic converter. Two mechanics in two different states (one a toyota dealer) claimed this is defect with 2019 prius and results in repair costing more than $2000.00 because of this design flaw. Warning light did not come on until coolant…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-07-03

“The contact owns a 2019 toyota prius. The contact stated there was a coolant leak and the coolant level was low. There was no indication of coolant on the ground. The check engine and engine hot warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to tsb: 0135-19. The…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING · reported 2025-05-27

“Exhaust heat-exchanger coolant pipe (part of the hybrid cooling loop) on my 2019 toyota prius is the system that failed. Safety risk: complete loss of coolant can cause sudden engine overheating and possible power reduction or shutdown while the vehicle is moving. I transport two young children…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2025-05-22

“Exhaust heat-exchanger coolant pipe (part of the hybrid cooling loop) on my 2019 toyota prius is the system that failed. Safety risk: complete loss of coolant can cause sudden engine overheating and possible power reduction or shutdown while the vehicle is moving. I transport two young children…”

ENGINE · reported 2025-05-22

“Exhaust heat-exchanger coolant pipe (part of the hybrid cooling loop) on my 2019 toyota prius is the system that failed. Safety risk: complete loss of coolant can cause sudden engine overheating and possible power reduction or shutdown while the vehicle is moving. I transport two young children…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2025-05-22

“The issue is with the back middle seat belt. When the back right passenger seat, which is a 2/3 seat is placed down in order to accommodate long pieces of lumber, it remains stuck there as the seatbelt for the middle seat will not release. The seatbelt mechanism for the middle seat is located in…”

SEAT BELTS · reported 2024-10-01

“* I was pulling into a parking space at a slow speed. When I applied the brake the car accelerated causing the car to scrape the car next to the space. The car then stopped. * the acceleration was out of my control and the brakes did not stop it. Fortunately there was no person in front of me. *…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2024-07-31

Defect investigations

Investigation DP22005 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…

Sources & methodology

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 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.