Software problems: Toyota calls more than 19,000 cars back – Handelsblatt – Handelsblatt

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The Prius and the Auris hybrid to the workshops

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Tokyo / Cologne The carmaker Toyota has more than 19,000 vehicles of model Prius + and recall Auris Hybrid in the workshops because of software problems in Germany. A software error could lead to overloading of the hybrid electronic control unit, the company said on Wednesday. When workshop stay an improved software will be playing. Worldwide, about 625,000 vehicles are according to the company concerned, which in Japan 340,000 cars, 160,000 trucks in Europe and 120,000 in North America.

The recall applies to factory specifications for models from the production period May 2010 to November 2014. The holders of Vehicles would be advertised promptly. Uploading of new software would last in the shop about 30 minutes.

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Toyota said there were no reports of accidents related to the software problem. In case of overload of the hybrid electronic control unit, the warning light on, and the vehicle turn into the emergency program with reduced driving power. A total of three cases the companies in Europe had so far been reported.

Due to possible defective airbags supplier Takata Toyota had to call hundreds of thousands of cars in the garages in the past few months as well as other car makers.