Toyota Ireland is in the process of recalling more than 1,200 Hybrid models.

The cars involved are a number of Toyota Prius, Prius+ and Auris hybrid vehicles over an issue with the failsafe driving mode that may cause the car to lose power. Toyota have said that cars built between June 2015 and May of this year will be recalled for safety checks which customers will have done free of charge.

Worldwide the number of car that will be recalled is 2.4 million fearing that a fail-safe mode designed to engage in the event of a hybrid system fault may not kick in because of a software glitch. This may cause the car to stall, according to a company statement. If that happens at higher speeds, there is increased risk of a crash.

Toyota Ireland has confirmed that a total of 1,289 vehicles have been affected here.

Chief Executive Steve Tormey said that "Toyota is committed to ensure the highest standards of safety for our customers above all else".
"This recall affects limited numbers of customers in Ireland, and if any customer has any queries or concerns our dealer network will be happy to address these."

Toyota Ireland said they will be contacting all affected customers directly by mail to arrange to have their vehicles checked.
The software will be updated for all involved vehicles at no charge to the owner.