2011 Toyota Venza: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2011 Toyota Venza. The newest campaign is 21V257000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Apr 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Side/Window / Curtain. NHTSA has 59 complaints on file for 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, 21V257000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the driver-side front door wire harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 19, 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 21TB01/21TA01.
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Recall campaigns
6 campaigns, newest first. 479,881 units in total.
- 21V257000Air Bags / Side/Window / Curtain
- 14V743000Seats / Front Assembly / Seat Heater/Cooler
- 13V123000Equipment / Other / Labels
- 13V014000Seats
- 12V091000Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch
- 11V306000Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft
21V257000Received . 279,040 units.
Air Bags / Side/Window / Curtain
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2009-2015 Venza vehicles. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) wiring may become damaged with regular use of the driver-side door.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Damaged wires may cause the air bag sensor to become inoperable, preventing the deployment of the side and curtain air bags on the driver side and increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the driver-side front door wire harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 19, 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 21TB01/21TA01.
Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number 21TB01 / 21TA01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
14V743000Received . 3,233 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Seat Heater/Cooler
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 Rav4 and 4Runner. The affected vehicles may experience compression of the seat cushion which may damage the seat heater wiring.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.
Report filed by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
13V123000Received . 7,525 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Southeast Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2010-2013 Toyota Tundra, 2010-2012 Rav4, 2012 Toyota Sequoia, 2010-2011 Toyota Corolla, 2010-2011 Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser, 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2010-2013 Toyota Venza, 2010-2011 Toyota 4Runner, 2010-2013 Toyota Tacoma, 2011-2012 Toyota Sienna, 2012 Toyota Prius, 2013 Scion FR-S, 2011 Scion XD, 2011 Scion XB, and 2012 Scion TC vehicles. These vehicles were sold with labels that were outside the allowable one percent of accuracy of actual weight added. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inaccurate label could lead to owners overloading their vehicles and tires. An overloaded vehicle can result in a tire failure which may result in a vehicle crash, personal injury, or property damage.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Southeast Toyota will notify owners and provide a corrected label with instructions concerning its installation. A small group of the affected vehicles will need additonal remedies which are still being developed. The recall began on May 28, 2013. Owners may contact Southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
Report filed by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
13V014000Received . 3,235 units.
Seats
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain models interspersed through model years 2009 through 2013 as follows: model year 2009-2012 Tacoma, 4Runner, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Prius, and RAV4; model year 2009-2010 Avalon, FJ Cruiser, and Highlander Hybrid; model year 2010-2013 model year Corolla, Sienna and Tundra; model year 2009-2013 Highlander and Venza; model year 2012 Prius V; and model year 2010-2012 Sequoia. During modification by SET to include accessories such as leather seat covers, seat heaters or headrest DVD systems, these vehicles may not have had the passenger seat occupant sensing system calibration tested. Without passing the calibration test, the occupant sensing system may not operate as designed.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the front passenger seat occupant sensing system is out of calibration, the front passenger airbags may not deploy or they may deploy inappropriately for the passenger's size and position. This could increase the risk of personal injury during the event of a vehicle crash necessitating airbag deployment.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Southeast Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will test the sensitivity of the occupant detection sensors, and recalibrate them as necessary. The recall began on March 21, 2013. Owners may contact Southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
Report filed by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
12V091000Received . 186,798 units.
Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2009 camry vehicles manufactured from july 1, 2008, through february 28, 2009, and model year 2009-2011 venza vehicles manufactured from october 20, 2008, through january 4, 2011. During assembly of the contact-type stop lamp switch, silicone grease may have come in contact with the surface of the switch which could cause contact resistance. If this occurs, warning lamps could illuminate, a no start condition could result, the shift lever may not shift from the “park” position, or the vehicle’s brake lights could become inoperative.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Inoperative brake lights would not warn other drivers that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on april 12, 2012. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
11V306000Received . 50 units.
Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2011 venza and sienna passenger cars manufactured from march 7, through march 10, 2011. There is a possibility that the front, right, drive shaft may break due to insufficient heat treatment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Should the drive shaft break during vehicle operation, the vehicle will lose power without prior warning. Loss of motive power without warning may increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Toyota will notify owners and dealers will inspect the drive shaft, and, if the drive shaft is identified as one that may not have been correctly manufactured, it will be replaced with a new one at no charge. The safety recall began on june 22, 2011. 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.
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Complaints by component
59 complaints, 89 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 Venza
- All 2011 vehicles
| Component | 2011 Venza | All 2011 vehicles | Venza, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 168.5 | 129 | 97.9 | 15 |
| Seats | 89.9 | 10.2 | 70.6 | 8 |
| Service Brakes | 89.9 | 48.1 | 78.7 | 8 |
| Unknown or Other | 89.9 | 63.9 | 104.3 | 8 |
| Air Bags | 56.2 | 111.2 | 91.5 | 5 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 56.2 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 5 |
| Structure | 56.2 | 43.2 | 62.6 | 5 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 56.2 | 13.2 | 46.5 | 5 |
| Suspension | 44.9 | 28.5 | 14.4 | 4 |
| Steering | 44.9 | 104.2 | 49.8 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 7
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 15 Jul 2025
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.
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.
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- NHTSA page of the 2011 Toyota VenzaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2011 Toyota Venza: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/venza/2011/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
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- 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 Venza?
- 479,881 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Venza have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Toyota Venza, model years 2009 to 2015. 6 of them name the 2011 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2011 Toyota Venza name most often?
- Electrical System: 15 of 89 component mentions, or 168.5 per 1,000. For all 2011 vehicles the figure is 129 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2011 Toyota Venza open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.