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2013 Toyota Avalon: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2013 Toyota Avalon. 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 no complaint 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 these campaigns.

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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.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 3,735,352 units in total.

  • 20V024000Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module
  • 15V728000Forward Collision Avoidance / Crash Imminent Braking
  • 13V505000Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Switch/Wiring
  • 13V442000Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner

  1. 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: .

  2. 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: .

  3. 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: .

  4. 13V442000Received . 802,769 units.

    Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser unit housing. The accumulated water may then leak through a seam in the housing onto the air bag control module potentially resulting in a short circuit of the module.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy. An inadvertent airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury or the possibility of a crash. An inoperative airbag can increase the risk of injury in a severe crash. The power steering assist could also become inoperable resulting in increased steering effort and can increase the risk of a crash at low speeds.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2014. 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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2013 Toyota Avalon
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA19001Engineering analysisElectrical overstressAir Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module19 Apr 201919 Sep 202420V024

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.

  1. 19950
  2. 19960
  3. 19971
  4. 19981
  5. 19991
  6. 20002
  7. 20012
  8. 20021
  9. 20032
  10. 20043
  11. 20057
  12. 20067
  13. 20076
  14. 20086
  15. 20097
  16. 20107
  17. 20111
  18. 20124
  19. 20134
  20. 20144
  21. 20152
  22. 20163
  23. 20172
  24. 20182
  25. 20194
  26. 20203
  27. 20212

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2013 Toyota Avalon: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/avalon/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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
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 2013 Toyota Avalon?
3,735,352 units in 4 campaigns. 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 2021. 4 of them name the 2013 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2013 Toyota Avalon open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.