https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/toyota-hybrid-recall-fire-risk-prius/

Toyota plans to recall approximately 1.03 million vehicles worldwide, Reuters reports. According to the report, the recall was first announced in Japan, but Toyota said it would expand that recall to cover vehicles around the globe. Toyota confirmed the recall via email and pointed to a newly published press release explaining the recall further.

Electrical shorts can, in the presence of flammable material, greatly increase the risk of a fire.