0 , ▁the ▁N HT SA ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁received ▁reports ▁from ▁ 1 0 2 ▁drivers ▁of ▁possible ▁problems ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁bra king ▁system ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁model ▁year ▁Toy ota ▁Pri us , ▁while ▁an ▁additional ▁ 1 4 ▁such ▁reports ▁had ▁been ▁received ▁in ▁Japan . ▁Three ▁of ▁these ▁reports ▁claimed ▁that ▁bra ke ▁problems ▁had ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁car ▁crash ing , ▁with ▁one ▁accident ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁occurr ing ▁when ▁a ▁Pri us ▁crash ed ▁head ▁on ▁into ▁another ▁car ▁inj uring ▁two ▁people . ▁The ▁Pri us ▁was ▁not ▁involved ▁in ▁Toy ota ' s ▁second ▁recall , ▁although ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁recall ▁involving ▁floor ▁m ats . ▁ ▁Toy ota ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁investig ating ▁the ▁reports , ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁" pre m ature ▁to ▁comment ." ▁On ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Transport ▁Ministry ▁began ▁conduct ing ▁an ▁investigation ▁on ▁the ▁red es igned ▁Pri us , ▁and ▁Toy ota ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁aware ▁of ▁ 7 7 ▁Pri us ▁bra ke ▁compla ints ▁in ▁Japan . ▁On ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁N HT SA ▁announced ▁it ▁had ▁opened ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁issues ▁with ▁the ▁Pri us ' s ▁bra kes , ▁which ▁Toy ota ▁said ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁software ▁gl itch . ▁The ▁company ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁looking ▁into ▁the