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2014 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.

2
Open recalls
18
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
229
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

18 filed
1
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Unknown OR Other
    5
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    3
  • Wheels
    2
  • Electrical System
    2
  • Forward Collision Avoidance
    2
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    2
  • Engine
    1
  • Power Train
    1

Recalls

2 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.

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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