Toyota Avalon
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Coverage held for this vehicle
- OFFICIAL ACTION 121 US Recalls
- MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 6,765 Manufacturer Bulletins
- INVESTIGATION 19 Investigations
- CONSUMER REPORT 6,801 Consumer Complaints
- CANADIAN RECALL 91 Canada Recalls
These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.
US Recalls
NHTSA Recall US
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23V865000 2023-12-20
Recall 23V865000
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX450H, 2021 Sienna Hybrid, Lexus ES250, 2020-2022 Camry, Camry Hybrid, and ES300H vehicles. A short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying.
Recorded model years: 2021
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23V865000 2023-12-20
Recall 23V865000
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX450H, 2021 Sienna Hybrid, Lexus ES250, 2020-2022 Camry, Camry Hybrid, and ES300H vehicles. A short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying.
Recorded model years: 2020, 2021
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23V865000 2023-12-20
Recall 23V865000
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX450H, 2021 Sienna Hybrid, Lexus ES250, 2020-2022 Camry, Camry Hybrid, and ES300H vehicles. A short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying.
Recorded model years: 2020
Showing 3 of 121 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
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Manufacturer Bulletins
NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US
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11029896 2026-02-27
T-SB-0104-21 Rev2
OBSOLETE NOTICE February 27, 2026: This bulletin is no longer applicable and is now obsolete.
Recorded model years: 2022
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11029896 2026-02-27
T-SB-0104-21 Rev2
OBSOLETE NOTICE February 27, 2026: This bulletin is no longer applicable and is now obsolete.
Recorded model years: 2021
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11029896 2026-02-27
T-SB-0104-21 Rev2
OBSOLETE NOTICE February 27, 2026: This bulletin is no longer applicable and is now obsolete.
Recorded model years: 2021, 2022
Showing 3 of 6,765 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.
Investigations
NHTSA Investigation US
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EA19001 2019-04-19
Electrical overstress
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect. During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The…
Recorded model years: 2018
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EA19001 2019-04-19
Electrical overstress
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect. During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The…
Recorded model years: 2017
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EA19001 2019-04-19
Electrical overstress
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect. During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The…
Recorded model years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Showing 3 of 19 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.
Canada Recalls
Transport Canada Recall CA
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2023684 2023-12-20
Transport Canada recall 2023684
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2020, 2021
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2023684 2023-12-20
Transport Canada recall 2023684
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2020
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2023684 2023-12-20
Transport Canada recall 2023684
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2021
Showing 3 of 91 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.
Consumer Complaints
NHTSA Complaint US
6,801 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.
These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.