NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Toyota Avalon Recalls
The 2001 Toyota Avalon has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 29, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Toyota Avalon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 134
- Crashes reported
- 34
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Toyota Avalon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2001 Toyota Avalon
2001 Toyota Avalon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 134 owner complaints about the 2001 Toyota Avalon, the newest on September 15, 2023. Of these, 34 describe a crash (25%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 25 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2001 Toyota Avalon, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (18%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the electrical system (10%).
None of the 2001 Toyota Avalon's 2 recalls concerns the vehicle speed control.
Where 2001 Toyota Avalon owners gave the mileage (69 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control24
- Air Bags21
- Electrical System14
- Engine And Engine Cooling14
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic11
- Visibility11
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17 | |
| 2002 | 24 | |
| 2003 | 14 | |
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 18 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2001 Toyota Avalon peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 24. 55% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Toyota Avalon drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Toyota Avalon year in the same window: 6th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 4/5
The 134 complaints about the 2001 Toyota Avalon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2001 Toyota Avalon crash tests and safety technology
On the 2001 Toyota Avalon, the driver seat scored 3 stars in the frontal barrier test, the front passenger seat 5 and in the side barrier test the front seat scored 4 stars and the rear seat 5.
For the 2001 Toyota Avalon, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as an option and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the Avalon with the 2018 model year, 17 years after this one.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 4227, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2001 Toyota Avalon: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Toyota Avalon by model year
Other 2001 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 15, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted