# Toyota Prius - Windshields past and future

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-windshields-past-and-future/146564>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [August 12, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-windshields-past-and-future/146564 "2019-08-12T19:24:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Noleary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac8455/32.png) [@Noleary](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Noleary)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-windshields-past-and-future/146564/1 "2019-08-12T19:24:23Z")

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Is the 2018 Prius windshield the same as the 2917 windshield? I had less than 5,000 miles on my break Prius when a small rock from passing truck dinged the windshield. The nick was small, looked like a little smaller than a pea sized asterisk. While driving back from Phoenix to Seattle, the nick turned into a crack covering 3/4th the way across the entire windshield. I drained my previous 2008 Prius for over nine years with plenty of tiny rock bouncing off the windshield with cracking. I found the issue of problem with 2017 Prius windshields possibly being defective. Are the 3027 & 2018 windshields the same? Is there a class action lawsuit filed regarding defective windshields for 2017 & 2018 Prouses?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-windshields-past-and-future/146564/2 "2019-08-12T20:01:37Z")

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For crying out loud , have you never heard of proof reading what you write ? Just call your insurance and have the windshield replaced.

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-windshields-past-and-future/146564/3 "2019-08-12T20:51:55Z")

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> [@Noleary](#):
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> Is the 2018 Prius windshield the same as the 2917

No, the 2917 uses transparent aluminum.

> [@Noleary](#):
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> Are the 3027 & 2018 windshields the same?

We won’t know until the 3027 comes out, rumor has it that it will be made of transparent carbon fiber.

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-windshields-past-and-future/146564/4 "2019-08-13T16:05:50Z")

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No need for Windows in 2037. We just go to the transporter room.