5 recalls covering model years 2018, 2019, 2021. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
Reported 2023-12-20 · Campaign 23V865000 · Model years: 2021
These Toyota and Lexus vehicles have a sensor in the front passenger seat that tells the airbag system whether someone is sitting there. A short circuit can develop inside that sensor. If it does, the front passenger airbag may not inflate during a crash, so whoever is riding in that seat could be hurt worse than they otherwise would be. The dealer will inspect the sensor and replace it if needed, free of charge. Owner letters are being mailed in stages.
Reported 2020-01-17 · Campaign 20V024000 · Model years: 2018
The computer that decides when to fire the airbags can malfunction during certain crashes. If that happens, the airbags may not inflate, and the seat belt pretensioners — the parts that pull your belt tight in a collision — may not work either. You would have no way of knowing until you were actually in an accident. A dealer will inspect the computer and, if needed, add a noise filter to the wiring connected to it.
Reported 2019-03-27 · Campaign 19V244000 · Model years: 2019
Every vehicle has a sticker, usually in the driver's door opening, that tells you how much weight it can safely carry, including passengers and cargo. On these vehicles the printing on that sticker can fade until you cannot read it. If you cannot see those numbers, you may load the vehicle heavier than it was built to handle, which can affect how it steers, brakes, and wears its tires. The dealer will give you a corrected replacement label.
Reported 2019-02-14 · Campaign 19V097000 · Model years: 2019
The fuel filler pipe is the tube that carries gasoline from the cap where you fill up down to the tank. On the affected hybrids, that pipe may not have been reconnected properly after an inspection at the factory. A loose pipe can let fuel leak out, and leaking gasoline near anything hot or sparking can start a fire. A dealer will inspect the pipe and replace it if needed, free of charge.
Reported 2018-10-04 · Campaign 18V685000 · Model years: 2019
The computer that controls the airbags runs a self-check every time you start the vehicle. On these Toyotas, that check can wrongly report a problem. When that happens, the computer may not set off the airbags in a crash, which is exactly when you need them. Because of this, the vehicles do not meet federal rules for crash and side-impact protection. Dealers fix it by loading new software into the airbag computer, at no cost to you.
Toyota problem guides that cover the Avalon Hybrid