Toyota Recalls 625,000 Hybrid Vehicles Over Software Glitch

hypnosec writes: Yesterday we discussed news that over 65,000 Range Rovers were being recalled over a software issue. Not to be outdone, Japanese car manufacturer Toyota on Wednesday recalled 625,000 hybrid vehicles globally to fix a different software defect. The automaker said the defect in question might lead to shut down of the hybrid system while the car is being driven. The recall was due to software settings that could result in "higher thermal stress" in parts of a power converter, potentially causing it to become damaged. Toyota dealers will update the software for both the motor/generator control ECU and hybrid control ECU in the involved vehicles.

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Wow, wait to fail at a summary

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The automaker said the defect in question might lead to shut down of the hybrid system while the car is being driven.

Uh yeah. But you left out the only good quote in the article, which would have been better than the copy above: "In limited instances, the hybrid system might shut down while the vehicle is being driven, resulting in the loss of power, bringing the vehicle to stop," (sic) the car manufacturer said." This is not "shut down of the hybrid system", this is "shut down of the powertrain". Because it's a hybrid. That is the system.