2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid. The newest campaign is 20V024000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Jan 2020. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module. NHTSA has 23 complaints on file for this model year. 4 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 20V024000, in the NHTSA record
Toyota 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.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 2,932,583 units in total.
20V024000Received . 2,891,976 units.
Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended may increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Toyota 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.
Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number 20TB03 / 20TA03. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
15V728000Received . 30,812 units.
Forward Collision Avoidance / Crash Imminent Braking
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Toyota 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.
Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number F1V, F2E. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
13V505000Received . 9,795 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Switch/Wiring
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Toyota 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.
Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
23 complaints, 30 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 5 |
| Unknown or Other | 4 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 |
| Air Bags | 3 |
| Seats | 3 |
| Structure | 2 |
| Engine | 2 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 2 |
| Service Brakes | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 14.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 29 Dec 2021
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP23005 | Defect petition | Brake Actuator Valve Wear | Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components | 22 Nov 2023 | Open | |
| DP22005 | Defect petition | Pedestrian alert sounds | Electrical System / Propulsion System | 27 Jan 2023 | 7 Aug 2023 | 22V063000 |
| DP19004 | Defect petition | Brake Actuator Valve Wear | Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist | 30 Sep 2019 | 21 Jan 2021 | |
| EA19001 | Engineering analysis | Electrical overstress | Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module | 19 Apr 2019 | 19 Sep 2024 | 20V024 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2013 Toyota Avalon HybridThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/avalon-hybrid/2013/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid?
- 2,932,583 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Avalon Hybrid have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Toyota Avalon Hybrid, model years 2013 to 2021. 3 of them name the 2013 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid name most often?
- Forward Collision Avoidance: 5 of 30 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 4 that name this model year.