1997 Toyota Avalon: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1997 Toyota Avalon. The campaign is 97V156000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Sep 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist. NHTSA has 125 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 97V156000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a new design brake vacuum hose.
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
1 campaign. 18,746 units in total.
97V156000Received . 18,746 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of alaska, colorado, idaho, illinois, iowa, kansas, maine, michigan,minnesota, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new york, noth dakota, south dakota, vermont, wisconsin, and wyoming. A condition can occur where accumulated moisture can temporarily freeze in the brake vacuum hose if the vehicle is used in extremely cold climates for an extended period of time.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can result in the elimination of vacuum assist to the brakes that can increase stopping distances and could lead to a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a new design brake vacuum hose.
Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
125 complaints, 155 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1997 Toyota Avalon
- All 1997 vehicles
| Component | 1997 Avalon | All 1997 vehicles | Avalon, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 277.4 | 69.9 | 86.8 | 43 |
| Suspension | 174.2 | 64.1 | 30.6 | 27 |
| Power Train | 64.5 | 87.5 | 50.8 | 10 |
| Tires | 58.1 | 53.9 | 22.1 | 9 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 51.6 | 43.7 | 142.1 | 8 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 51.6 | 128.6 | 47 | 8 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 45.2 | 100.8 | 37.9 | 7 |
| Air Bags | 32.3 | 60.9 | 139.7 | 5 |
| Seat Belts | 32.3 | 25.3 | 16.5 | 5 |
| Visibility | 25.8 | 55.8 | 28 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 24.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 12
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 8
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 8 Aug 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP02004 | Defect petition | ENGINE SEIZURE | Engine and Engine Cooling | 30 Apr 2002 | 20 Jun 2002 |
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.
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 1997 Toyota AvalonThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Toyota Avalon: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/avalon/1997/. 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 CO., LTD.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Toyota Avalon?
- 18,746 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Avalon have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 34 recall campaigns for the Toyota Avalon, model years 1995 to 2022. 1 of them names the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Toyota Avalon name most often?
- Steering: 43 of 155 component mentions, or 277.4 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 69.9 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Toyota Avalon open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.