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2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
23
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
244
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

23 filed
4
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Forward Collision Avoidance
    5
  • Unknown OR Other
    4
  • AIR Bags
    3
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    3
  • Seats
    3
  • Engine
    2
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    2
  • Power Train
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
20V024000·AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE2020-01-17

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.

RiskIn the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended may increase the risk of injury.

FixToyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ECU and install a noise filter between the air bag control module and its wire harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk beginning March 2, 2020. A second letter notifying owners of the remedy repair will be mailed between March 16, 2020 and June 27, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB03, 20TA03 and 20TA05.

15V728000·FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING2015-11-03

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 Lexus ES350 and ES300h vehicles manufactured June 18, 2012 to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a Pre-Collision System (PCS) as optional equipment. In these vehicles, the PCS may unexpectedly activate and apply the brakes when the radar detects a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an object.

RiskA vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.

FixToyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain PCS components, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this campaign are F1V and F2E.

13V505000·VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING2013-10-17

Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, No. 104, "Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems."

RiskA short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

FixToyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

NHTSA investigations

5 actions
DP23005·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS2023-11-22

Brake Actuator Valve Wear

DP23005·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST2023-11-22

Brake Actuator Valve Wear

DP22005·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM2023-01-27 → 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

Led to recall22V063000

DP19004·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST2019-09-30 → 2021-01-21

Brake Actuator Valve Wear

EA19001·AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE2019-04-19 → 2024-09-19

Electrical overstress

Led to recall20V024

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