2026 Toyota C-HR recall: software may cause drive-power loss
Toyota recalls 8,521 electric C-HRs for battery-control software that may shut down drive power. Dealers will update the software free of charge.
Toyota is recalling 8,521 potentially affected 2026 C-HR battery-electric vehicles because a software error can allow the drive battery to become overcharged in certain driving conditions. The electric drive system may then shut down, causing an unexpected loss of drive power and increasing crash risk. NHTSA identifies the campaign as 26V570000.
What the official recall record says
Toyota C-HR: electric-drive battery control software
Toyota’s report identifies conditions including low temperatures, a high battery state of charge and prolonged regenerative operation, such as coasting downhill. Dealers will update the battery-electric vehicle electronic control unit software at no charge. The report schedules owner letters from October 18 through November 1, 2026.
Official record
- NHTSA recall ID: 26V570000
- Vehicles listed: Toyota C-HR (2026)
- Potentially affected: 8,521
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Report received: September 2, 2026
- Owner notification: Letters are expected from October 18, 2026; the Part 573 report lists a planned October 18–November 1 mailing window.
- Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2026 C-HR battery electric vehicles. A software programming error may cause the electric drive system battery to become overcharged under certain driving conditions, which can shut down the electric drive system and result in a loss of drive power.
- Safety consequence: An unexpected loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy: Dealers will update the battery electric vehicle electronic control unit (BEV ECU) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 18, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota’s customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota’s number for this recall is 26TA17.
What owners should do next
Contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331 and reference 26TA17 to confirm the recall status and software-update arrangements. The listed remedy is a software update; the official record does not specify replacement of every drive battery.
RecallWire’s Toyota issues guide explains how to distinguish a model-level headline from a vehicle-specific recall result.
Use the official NHTSA recall lookup with your VIN to check individual recall status. A model-year listing alone does not confirm that a specific vehicle is affected or still needs repair.
Official sources
- Current NHTSA campaign data for 26V570000, checked September 16, 2026; includes the agency’s current status summary and affected-vehicle entries.
The manufacturer’s Part 573 filing linked above was submitted September 2, 2026. It records the filing at that date; later notification and remedy-status updates are identified from the current campaign data.
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Sources used for this report.
References checked September 16, 2026.
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