{"id":"2020_toyota_prius_prime","make":"Toyota","make_slug":"toyota","model":"Prius Prime","model_slug":"prius-prime","year":2020,"url":"/toyota/prius-prime/2020/","pts":["phev"],"configs":[{"id":41489,"model":"Prius Prime","pt":"phev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.8,"eng":"PHEV","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":55,"hwy":53,"comb":54,"cityA":145,"hwyA":121,"combA":133,"kwh100":25.0,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":25.0,"phev_comb":78,"charge240":2.0,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"22 and 53 kW AC Induction","fuel":"Regular Gas and Electricity","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":78,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1150,"save_spend":7000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Fri Mar 25 00:00:00 EDT 2022"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","recalls":[{"campaign":"19V544000","component":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2019-07-24","owner_notified":"2019-09-20","units":6925,"summary":"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 braking assist.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, \"Electronic Stability Control Systems.\"","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 this recall are K1L/K0L.  Lexus' numbers for this recall are K2F/KLF.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"K1L/K0L, K2F/KLF","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":16,"crash":5,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Visibility/Wiper",5],["Power Train",3],["Vehicle Speed Control",3],["Electrical System",3],["Tires",2],["Service Brakes",1]],"by_year":{"2020":5,"2021":3,"2022":3,"2023":1,"2024":2,"2025":2},"excerpts":[["2025-09-29","Vehicle Speed Control","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. The vehicle traveled through the spot and sid\u2026"],["2025-02-28","Service Brakes, Hydraulic","The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Prius Prime. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed while making a left turn onto another road, but the vehicle failed to slow down. The contact stated that the brake pedal was vibrating, and the vehicle felt like it was skidding on ice. Th\u2026"],["2024-03-27","Tires","I purchased Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 195/65 R 15 from Sam's Club in Kingston on August 2023. On [XXX] my tire blew out on the inner sidewall of my tire. When I spoke with an employee from the automotive department in Sam's Club about my tire, the person said \" Let me guess, was it an Assurance MaxLife?\" I said \"yes, \u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"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 pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":135,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":54,"ncap":null,"complaints":16},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}