Over 1000 mostly Prius hybrid models are being recalled by Toyota New Zealand because of a concern the fail safe mode could lead to stalling.
The recall affects 1,169 vehicles, 1,003 Prius and 166 Prius V hybrids, manufactured between the 23rd January 2009 and 30th June 2014 and sold new in New Zealand, Stuff reports.
How many imported cars it involves is not yet known.
"This is a precautionary recall due to the possibility, that in the event of an internal component failure, the hybrid system could shut down instead of going into fail safe mode," a Toyota spokesperson said.
"This could result in the vehicle losing power while driving, increasing the risk of an accident."
The remedy will take approximately 40 minutes at Toyota stores and will be completed free of charge.
Last week in the US, Toyota recalled 2.4 million predominately Prius hybrid cars to fix an electric issue that caused vehicles to suddenly lose power.
It affected Prius models built from 2009 to 2014, the same vehicles that had been recalled earlier and fixed with software updates that were allegedly not effective in preventing power losses, according to lawsuits.
Toyota NZ will contact vehicle owners through a remedy owner letter.
Owners are asked to contact 0800 TOYOTA (0800 869 682) for further information.
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