The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations (NHTSA) will examine 561,000 Toyota Prius hybrids models for potential defective steering shafts, The Detroit News reports.
NHTSA said it will investigate 2004-2009 years models and will decide whether to grant a defect petition claiming the steering column linkage was improperly assembled, the newspaper reports.
In November 2012, Toyota recalled 669,000 Prius vehicles to replace the steering shaft extension assembly. In 2006, the company recalled 170,000 Prius vehicles because the intermediate shaft in the electric power system can crack, which could result in a loss of steering control.
In addition, NHTSA said it has opened a new engineering analysis into unexpected braking in 87,000 2005 Honda Pilot SUVs from the vehicles “Vehicle Stability Assist” system, according to the publication.
Source: The Detroit News
