Some 2016 ? 2017 model year Prius vehicles equipped with a NiMH HV battery may exhibit one or both of the...

Bulletin number

T-SB-0241-17

Component

Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery

Summary

TSB: Some 2016 ? 2017 model year Prius vehicles equipped with a NiMH HV battery may exhibit one or both of the following conditions after repeated driving on long downhill slopes: ? When accelerating from a stop, or from extremely low speeds, the vehicle may have a reduction in power. ? The HV battery monitor on the multi-information display continually shows one bar, indicating that the battery State-Of-Charge (SOC) is at its lowest level. The Hybrid Control Computer (HV ECU) logic has been modified to reduce the possibility of these conditions.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 31 complaints in the electrical category.