1999 Toyota Avalon

Documented records held locally from official US and Canadian sources. Each record shows its official identifier so it can be confirmed at the source; nothing here is a score or a prediction.

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 2 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 78 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 1 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 92 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 0 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

  • 98E035000 1998-10-19

    Recall 98E035000

    EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AFTERMARKET THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEMS USED ON 1998-1998 TOYOTA RAV4, AVALON, AND SIENNA MODEL VEHICLES DISTRIBUTED BY SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS, INC. IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. THE ALARM WIRING HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE ALARM HARNESS TO COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT. A…

    Recorded model years: 1999

  • 98V278000 1998-10-19

    Recall 98V278000

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, MINI VANS AND PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEMS (TDS) SUPPLIED BY AUDIOVOX CORPORATION AND DISTRIBUTED BY SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS, INC. IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. THE ALARM WIRING HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE ALARM…

    Recorded model years: 1999

A further 35 records exist for the Toyota Avalon where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 10251070 2024-01-22

    T-SB-0043-14

    OBSOLETE NOTICE January 22, 2024: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0057-18.

    Recorded model years: 1999

  • 10244113 2023-08-17

    TSB003220

    TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2023 model year vehicles may be available provided the requests meet the criteria listed in this Service Bulletin. Follow the Procurement Procedure in this bulletin to request a replacement…

    Recorded model years: 1999

  • 10238157 2023-05-30

    T-SB-0057-18

    TSB: The Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset is a feature that allows the registration of new keys when all master keys are lost. Once the system is reset, all previously registered keys will be erased. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to reset a vehicle Immobilizer or Smart Key system.

    Recorded model years: 1999

Showing 3 of 78 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 1,185 records exist for the Toyota Avalon where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

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

  • DP02004 2002-04-30

    ENGINE SEIZURE

    Recorded model years: 1999

A further 4 records exist for the Toyota Avalon where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

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

No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.

See all model years Go to the Toyota Avalon page

A further 25 records exist for the Toyota Avalon where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

92 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

  • reports mentioning a crash 15
  • reports mentioning a fire 1
  • reported injuries 9
  • reported fatalities 1

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

  • Air bags (restraint system)24 (21.6%)Official recall records for this system: 23, covering model years 2003–2021.
  • Speed control & accelerator21 (18.9%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2005–2010.
  • Suspension14 (12.6%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2000–2014.
  • Brakes6 (5.4%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 1997–2015.
  • Electrical system6 (5.4%)Official recall records for this system: 12, covering model years 1998–2019.
  • Engine5 (4.5%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2004.
  • Tires & wheels5 (4.5%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2017.
  • Fuel system4 (3.6%)Official recall records for this system: 16, covering model years 2014–2020.

Other / uncategorized: 2 classifications (1.8%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 3,400 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

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.

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