The automobile manufacturer Toyota Motor called on Wednesday to review about 625,000 hybrid cars worldwide due to a failure of software which can reduce the driving power and make even with it stops .
The company, considered the world’s largest automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Aichi, central Japan, said that the fault did not cause any accidents or injuries to the occupants.
The defect affects the Prius + models (marketed as Prius V and Prius Alpha in certain markets) and the hybrid Auris, manufactured between May 2010 and November 2014.
Of the total, 160,000 were sold in Europe, 120 000 in North America and about 340,000 in Japan, while the remaining 5,000 were sold in Africa and other markets.
The current configuration software of these cars can cause overheating transistors which, if damaged, can lead, firstly, to illuminate various warning lights according Toyota.
In most cases, the vehicle would be in “safe mode,” which reduces the car driving force and allows drive it only for a limited distance.
Ultimately, says Toyota, the hybrid system off would and the car would be stopped.
The company explained that the affected vehicles should be taken to dealers of purchase where an upgrade from
problem was detected at a time when Toyota, along with other Japanese manufacturers, is still very present massive calls to review due to faults in the airbags of Takata company, which have given rise to at least eight deaths.
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