Toyota is recalling over 20,000 EVs, including Lexus and Subaru models

Toyota recalls 20,000 vehicles over battery issue

Toyota is recalling roughly 20,000 vehicles due to an issue that can increase the risk of a crash. According to documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall involves a problem with the electronic control units (ECU) on the affected vehicles.

Toyota is recalling over 20,000 EVs, including Lexus and Subaru models

Toyota issued a recall affecting nearly 21,000 electric vehicles, including Lexus and Subaru models. Toyota recalls 2026 bZ, Subaru RZ,...

20,000 Toyota, Lexus, Subaru vehicles recalled. See affected vehicles

The recall is due to a malfunction that could increase the driver's risk of a crash.

21,000 Toyota And Subaru EVs Recalled Because A Memory Glitch Can Cut Power To The Wheels

A battery software fault can cut motive power without any warning. Drivers keep steering and brakes, but the car stops driving itself. Engineers ruled the glitch out in 2025, then found it in April 2026. When a gas car dies unexpectedly, there’s often a roadside fix that gets it limping again. When an EV quits on you unexpectedly, call a tow truck. That’s what tens of thousands of Toyota, Subaru, and Lexus drivers might be forced to do. Those au…

Toyota Recalls Almost 21,000 EVs Because of a Battery Control Unit Software Glitch

The good news? Fixing it is dead simple — just a software update for the high-voltage battery control unit, done through the OBD-II port.

Toyota Recalls Nearly 21,000 Electric Vehicles Over Battery Control Unit Software Issue

The world's largest automaker has identified a software concern that affects compact electric vehicles from the Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru brands. Subject vehicles may experience a fault originating from the high-voltage battery's electronic control unit, potentially leading to a loss of drive power. Said control unit contains two integrated circuits where one could immediately overwrite data in the same memory address location ... (continue rea…