NHTSA campaign 18V684000 · Toyota campaign J0V

Toyota Recall 18V-684: Hybrid System may Shutdown and cause Stall

NHTSA recall 18V684000 (Toyota campaign J0V) was reported by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing on October 4, 2018, with 807,329 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Prius and Toyota Prius V for model years 2010–2014. Owners were notified on January 22, 2019, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 18V684000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
18V684000 (also written 18V-684 or 18V684)
Filed by
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Toyota campaign number
J0V
Report received
Potentially affected
807,329 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Hybrid Propulsion System
Owners notified

Repair completion: 71.96% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 18V684000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Toyota

  • Toyota Prius

  • Toyota Prius V

    • 2012, 2013, 2014 · Vehicles built August 22, 2011 – June 30, 2014 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V684000.

Defect description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Toyota Prius and 2012-2014 Toyota Prius V vehicles. Excessive voltage in the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) within the inverter may cause the hybrid system to shut down, causing the vehicle to stall while being driven.

Safety consequence

If the hybrid system shuts down unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the motor/generator control electronic control unit (ECU) and the hybrid control ECU as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 22, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0V. Note: The software updates in this recall are needed even if the vehicle had the software previously updated under recalls 14V-053 or 15V-449.

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 18V684000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.