2011 Toyota Avalon: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2011 Toyota Avalon. The campaign is 15V047000. NHTSA received the report on 28 Jan 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System. NHTSA has 106 complaints on file for 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 15V047000, in the NHTSA record
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the audio system amplifier and install a protective cover around the sub-woofer, free of charge. The recall began on July 1,2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.
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. 51,495 units in total.
15V047000Received . 51,495 units.
Electrical System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Toyota Avalon vehicles manufactured February 9, 2010, to October 22, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the sub-woofer speaker located in the trunk may experience an intermittent electrical short which may cause damage to the integrated circuit (IC) in the audio amplifier. In some cases, the damaged IC may allow a constant electrical current flow to the sub-woofer.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A constant electrical current flow may cause the sub-woofer to overheat, increasing the risk of fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the audio system amplifier and install a protective cover around the sub-woofer, free of charge. The recall began on July 1,2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.
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.
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Complaints by component
106 complaints, 130 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.
- 2011 Toyota Avalon
- All 2011 vehicles
| Component | 2011 Avalon | All 2011 vehicles | Avalon, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 253.8 | 104.2 | 86.8 | 33 |
| Electrical System | 192.3 | 129 | 70.1 | 25 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 84.6 | 39 | 142.1 | 11 |
| Unknown or Other | 76.9 | 63.9 | 45.4 | 10 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 69.2 | 13.2 | 16.9 | 9 |
| Structure | 46.2 | 43.2 | 46.6 | 6 |
| Visibility | 38.5 | 8.5 | 28 | 5 |
| Service Brakes | 38.5 | 48.1 | 24.5 | 5 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 30.8 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 4 |
| Seats | 23.1 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 14
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 6
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 3 Dec 2024
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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 2011 Toyota AvalonThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2011 Toyota Avalon: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/avalon/2011/. 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
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2011 Toyota Avalon?
- 51,495 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 2011 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2011 Toyota Avalon name most often?
- Steering: 33 of 130 component mentions, or 253.8 per 1,000. For all 2011 vehicles the figure is 104.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2011 Toyota Avalon open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.