Toyota Prius Inverter Water Pump Recall

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004 2009 prius vehicles manufactured august 6 2003 through march 30 2009 and fchv adv vehicles manufactured december 12 2008 through september 13 2011.

Toyota prius inverter water pump recall.

The toyota prius inverter pump. In the affected vehicles the intelligent power module ipm inside the inverter module a component of the hybrid system. It could cause a short circuit between coil wires and a possible open fuse creating a stall like condition. The corroded wire may break and the water pump could stop.

Introducing electric water pumps was another piece in that game. Inverter water pump failuredated 3 2009 toyota issued a technical service bulletin on this issue over two years prior dated january 26th 2007. The remedy is that toyota will replace the electric water pump at no charge. There is a recall for prius that began on january 17 2013.

The recall covers 500 prius model c vehicles that have a manufacturing issue with the direct current converter a part of the power system that could cause a loss of power and increase the risk. This repair now covered under toyota safety recall c0u.