Vehicle recall R/2016/153

Toyota Prius recall: Curtain shield airbag may deploy unintentionally

DVSA recall R/2016/153 names the Toyota Prius and Toyota Lexus CT2000H. It was launched 12 September 2016. It covers vehicles built 10 October 2008 to 27 April 2012.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2016/153
Launched: 12 September 2016
Issued by: TOYOTA (GB) PLC
Manufacturer reference: TBA
Vehicles: DVSA lists 34,135 on each model line

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles the curtain side air bag inflator may have a crack in a weld. If this crack propagates gas may leak and in certain conditions partially in inflate the air bag.

The fix

On affected vehicles install retention brackets on the curtain shield air bag inflators.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 34,135. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Toyota Prius	10 October 2008 to 27 April 2012	34,135
Toyota Lexus CT2000H	18 August 2010 to 27 April 2012	34,135

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2016/152 Fuel may leak / risk of fire 22 September 2016, Toyota Prius, Toyota Auris
R/2016/237 Parking brake may fail 21 November 2016, Toyota Prius
R/2016/213 Airbag may incorrectly deploy 28 November 2016, Lexus RX, Toyota Prius
R/2015/152 Loss of power 10 August 2015, Toyota Prius, Toyota Auris
R/2017/309 The electric vehicle (EV) fuse may malfunction 4 December 2017, Toyota Prius
R/2017/286 Invertor capacitor may not be secure 4 December 2017, Toyota C-HR, Toyota Prius

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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