Faulty Software Triggers Massive Toyota Prius Recall

More than 1.9 million Toyota Prius worldwide have been recalled due to reportedly faulty software that is causing these ve

More than 1.9 million Toyota Prius worldwide have been recalled due to reportedly faulty software that is causing these vehicles to stop while they are being driven.

More than 1.9 million Toyota Prius worldwide
have been recalled due to reportedly faulty
software that is causing these vehicles to stop
while they are being driven.

 

hicles to stop functioning while they are being driven. According to Toyota’s official announcement of this massive Prius recall, this software defect affects all of the third-generation Prius vehicles, and it is causing certain transistors in these cars to overheat, which triggers the vehicle to shut down and the cars to immediately stop running.<

The Toyota Prius recall was officially issued in mid-February 2014, and the vehicle manufacturer is reportedly still in the process of contacting Prius owners to notify them of the recall, as well as of their options for getting their vehicle repaired at no cost to them. While more than 710,000 recalled vehicles are reportedly located in North American, more than 1 million are in Japan, Europe and other regions.

In issuing this recall, Toyota was quick to explain that, although the manufacturer has received more than 450 reports from consumers regarding this software defect, there have not been any reported accidents, injuries or deaths caused by this malfunction to date.

Recall Does Not Bode Well for Toyota, Industry Professionals Note

In the wake of this Toyota Prius recall, some industry professionals are conjecturing that this may be the first of many recalls to come for Toyota and other vehicle manufacturers in 2014. Specifically, these professionals have pointed out that:

  • The increasing reliance on software to run vehicles is increasing the risk of software defects and, in turn, vehicle malfunctions.
  • Vehicle manufacturers are doing their best to try to interchange parts like transistors between different types of vehicles (in a measure to try to reduce their manufacturing costs); however, some of these interchanged parts are made for specific vehicles and, consequently, are at risk of malfunctioning when they are used in vehicles they were not designed for.

St. Louis Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyers at Brown & Brown Attorneys at Law

If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident that may have been caused by faulty software or some other vehicle equipment malfunction, contact the St. Louis motor vehicle accident lawyers at Brown & Brown Attorneys at Law. We have a long-standing commitment to serving our clients, and we are experienced at aggressively advocating our clients’ rights in any legal setting. Our goal is to preserve and promote the rights and welfare of individuals and families who have suffered injuries and losses and/or who need help navigating through the complexities of the court system.

For more than a decade, our lawyers have been successfully representing our clients in various areas of personal injury litigation, including motor vehicle accident lawsuits. Our unwavering dedication to the pursuit of justice in every case we handle means that we will work relentlessly to help our clients achieve the best possible outcomes to their cases.

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