NHTSA to Investigate 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid Brake Systems

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a formal investigation of the 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid to determine whether the vehicles suffer momentary loss of braking capability while traveling over bumpy surfaces.  NHTSA said in a statement that it has received 124 consumer complaints, including four reports of crashes and two of minor injuries.  They indicated drivers have described the condition as “a brief lag in braking capability or a brief surge while braking.”  The 2004-2009 Prius was included in Toyota’s October recall of 3.8 million vehicles for floormat entrapment of the accelerator pedal.

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