Vehicle recall R/2018/293

Toyota Auris and others recall: Vehicle may not enter failsafe driving mode as intended in response to certain hybrid system faults

DVSA recall R/2018/293 names the Toyota Auris, Toyota Prius and Toyota Prius+. It was launched 14 January 2019. It covers vehicles built 10 October 2008 to 10 November 2014.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2018/293
Launched: 14 January 2019
Issued by: TOYOTA (GB) PLC
Manufacturer reference: 18SMD-088
Vehicles: 55,519 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

The vehicle may not enter a failsafe driving mode as intended.

The fix

Reprogram the Power Management ECU.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 55,519.
Model	Built
Toyota Auris (AURIS HV)	26 May 2010 to 9 May 2014
Toyota Prius	10 October 2008 to 5 February 2014
Toyota Prius+	19 October 2011 to 10 November 2014

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Other recalls for these models

R/2018/340 A potential crack could develop in the fuel evaporative emission control unit mounted in the fuel tank 21 January 2019, Toyota Auris, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Avensis
R/2018/378 Incorrect tightening torque was possibly applied during previous injector removal or replacement 25 February 2019, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Auris, Toyota Verso and others
R/2018/240 Engine wire harness connected to hybrid vehicle power control unit could contact cover 1 October 2018, Toyota C-HR, Toyota Prius
R/2018/151 Replacement airbag inflator installed in an incorrect orientation 31 July 2018, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Auris
R/2019/333 Incorrectly installed covers could prevent the seat-mounted side airbag from deploying 4 November 2019, Toyota C-HR, Toyota Prius, Toyota Verso and others
R/2019/248 Brake booster pump may stop working 4 November 2019, Toyota Prius, Toyota Camry, Toyota RAV4

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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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