A SoCal franchisee claims a recall didn’t solve a safety issue with the popular hybrid, but the automaker says it’s just sour grapes.
Toyota says that a recall fixed hundreds of thousands of Prius models, but one of its own dealers isn’t convinced. According to CBS News, Roger Hogan, a franchisee in Southern California is refusing to sell select used models of the hybrid because he is concerned the issue still poses a safety risk.
What’s more, Hogan has filed a $100-million lawsuit against the automaker for fraud and breach of contract and is petitioning federal watchdogs to investigate the problem.
According to the report, Toyota maintains that the suit isn’t about safety at all — they say it’s about a grudge. (Disclosure: Roadshow by CNET and CBS News are owned by the same parent company).
The recalls, which were undertaken in 2014 and 2015, covered select 2010-2014 Prius hatchback and 2012-2014 Prius V wagon models.
