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A Toyota RAV4 sits on the sales lot at a Toyota dealership in February 2011 in Oakland, Calif.

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Toyota says 50,000 U.S. vehicles are unsafe to drive due to defective air bags

4:40pm January 30, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

Toyota issued a "Do Not Drive" advisory for thousands of older models in the U.S., warning that a faulty air bag inflator has the potential to explode and seriously injure drivers or passengers.

Toyota says it will use a software update to fix an issue with some Prius models, saying certain conditions could result in their unexpectedly stalling. Here, a Prius is seen during a test drive in Tokyo in 2011.

Toyota Recalls More Than 800,000 Prius Vehicles In U.S.

2:33pm October 05, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The recall addresses the way the cars respond if their hybrid systems run into problems. They're designed to enter a fail-safe or "limp home" driving mode, but in certain conditions they can stall.

Toyota Prius model years 2016 through 2018 have been recalled by the manufacturer for potential fire risks.

Toyota Recalls Some Hybrids Citing Concerns About Vehicle Fires

4:30pm September 05, 2018

by Cameron Jenkins

Of the nearly one million vehicles that have been recalled globally, about 192,000 Prius vehicles from model years 2016 through 2018 have been affected in the United States.

Parts of pyro-electric air bag initiators lie in a production line at the international automotive supplier Takata Ignition Systems GmbH in Schoenebeck, Germany, on April 17.

Toyota Becomes Latest Automaker To Issue Recalls Over Faulty Air Bags

6:19pm May 30, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Since 2008, almost 16 million vehicles have been recalled over worries that air bags might explode if exposed to high humidity for long periods of time.