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2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid. The newest campaign is 22V239000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Apr 2022. The NHTSA record gives the component Electronic Stability Control (ESC) / Control Module / Software. NHTSA has 188 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 these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 22V239000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will update the Skid Control ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 27, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA03. Lexus' number for this recall is 22LA01.
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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

2 campaigns, newest first. 499,654 units in total.

  1. 22V239000Received . 458,110 units.

    Electronic Stability Control (ESC) / Control Module / Software

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Lexus LX 600, Lexus NX 350h, Lexus NX 450h+, Toytoa RAV4 Hybrid, 2021-2022 Lexus LS 500h, Toyota Mirai, RAV4 PRIME, Sienna, Venza, and 2020-2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The Skid Control ECU software may not turn on the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system when the vehicle is restarted after the driver has disabled the VSC system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Driving with a deactivated stability control system increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will update the Skid Control ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 27, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA03. Lexus' number for this recall is 22LA01.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number 22TA03, 22LA01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 22V033000Received . 41,544 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Hazard Flashing Warning Lights

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2021 Venza Hybrid vehicles. Water may enter the rear turn signal LED lights, allowing condensation to form on the circuit board, and causing a short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A short circuit can cause dimming or failure of the rear turn signals and hazard lights, reducing the vehicle's visibility to other drivers and increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace both rear turn signal LED bulbs and replace the rear turn signal light assembly as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed March 18, 2022. Remedy parts are expected to be available by June 30, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TB01/22TA01.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number 22TB01/22TA01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

188 complaints, 246 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.

  • 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid
  • All 2021 vehicles
2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2021 Venza HybridAll 2021 vehiclesVenza Hybrid, all yearsMentions
Visibility/Wiper300.826.1224.574
Unknown or Other170.7100.7165.842
Exterior Lighting6518.976.516
Electrical System61131.676.515
Fuel/Propulsion System56.946.35114
Vehicle Speed Control48.828.25112
Engine44.7137.943.411
Service Brakes44.753.345.911
Power Train36.610438.39
Structure28.530.130.67

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.

Complaints that report a crash
15
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
12
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
7 Aug 2026

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.

Complaints about the 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2022, with 74 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP22005Defect petitionPedestrian alert soundsElectrical System / Propulsion System27 Jan 20237 Aug 202322V063000

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. 20212
  2. 20221
  3. 20233
  4. 20243

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. 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/venza-hybrid/2021/. 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 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid?
499,654 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Venza Hybrid have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Toyota Venza Hybrid, model years 2021 to 2024. 2 of them name the 2021 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid name most often?
Visibility/Wiper: 74 of 246 component mentions, or 300.8 per 1,000. For all 2021 vehicles the figure is 26.1 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.