2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2021 Toyota Avalon. Owners have filed 27 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Toyota dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2021 Toyota Avalon. Check your Avalon by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 27 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Toyota Avalon, reporting 2 crashes. Toyota has issued at least 170 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 27 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Toyota Avalon. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, another vehicle in the left lane violently merged into the lane in front.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11592423
“The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Avalon HV. The contact stated that while driving, all the instrument control panel lights were illuminated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11456819
“We have received a recall for the sensors and airbag on our car back in December of 2023. Every time we call the dealership they tell us they can't get a send because the parts are not available. I cannot seem to get any movement with this.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11730274
“The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Avalon Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V865000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11638832
“The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V865000 (AIR BAGS); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was intermittently illuminated. The local dealer was contacted.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11699477
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2021 Toyota Avalon is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Toyota dealer.