7 recalls covering model years 2018, 2019, 2020, 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.
On certain Toyota and Lexus models, a short circuit can develop in the sensor that detects who is sitting in the front passenger seat, called the occupant classification sensor. If this happens, it can prevent the front passenger airbag from deploying in a crash.
Toyota is recalling certain Toyota Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles. Small pins inside the steering column, which are meant to break away and absorb energy in a crash to help reduce injury, may have been damaged while the vehicles were being built. That damage could affect how the driver's airbag performs in a crash, so these vehicles do not meet the federal safety standard covering occupant crash protection.
Toyota is recalling a large number of Toyota and Lexus vehicles from the 2017 through 2020 model years, including Camry, Corolla, RAV4, Highlander, Tacoma, Tundra, Sienna and many Lexus models. The low-pressure fuel pump, which sits inside the fuel tank and sends gasoline to the engine, may fail. If it fails, the engine can stall while you are driving. This recall expands an earlier recall covering the same fuel pump problem.
Certain Toyota Corolla, Avalon, and Avalon Hybrid vehicles have an airbag control unit that may malfunction during certain crashes. This could stop the airbags and seat belt pretensioners from deploying the way they are supposed to. Dealers will inspect the airbag control unit and install a noise filter between it and its wire harness, as necessary.
On many Toyota and Lexus models, the low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail. If the pump fails, the engine can stall while the vehicle is being driven, which affects the driver's ability to keep control of the vehicle at that moment.
Gulf States Toyota is recalling certain 2019 Toyota vehicles because of a problem with the load capacity label. The printing on the label, which shows how much weight the vehicle can carry, may become impossible to read. Because of this, the vehicles do not meet the federal rule covering tire selection and rims. Dealers will give owners a corrected load carrying capacity label to replace the one that cannot be read.
On some Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Sequoia, and Tundra vehicles, the air bag control computer may mistakenly detect a fault during the vehicle's start-up self-check. If that happens, the air bags may not deploy as intended in a crash.
Recalls and NHTSA owner complaints for each model year, side by side. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and better-selling or older years naturally collect more — read this as a record, not a ranking.
| Model year | Recalls | High / critical | Do-not-drive / park-outside | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls covering the 2018–2021 Toyota Avalon. 6 of them are rated high or critical on this site. The most recent is "Toyota, Lexus airbag sensor may block deployment" (NHTSA campaign 23V865000), reported Dec 20, 2023.
The 2019 Toyota Avalon has the most, with 4 recalls. The 2018 model year has the fewest of the years we cover, with 2. Newer model years have had less time to collect recalls, so a low count on a recent year is not a guarantee.
No. None of the 7 Toyota Avalon recalls on file carries a do-not-drive or park-outside advisory from NHTSA.
Enter your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. A recall often applies to only some vehicles of a model year, and the VIN lookup shows the ones still unrepaired on your car. Recall repairs are free at any franchised Toyota dealer, including for second owners.
Recalls and complaint record for one model year at a time: