NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Toyota Sienna Recalls
The 2005 Toyota Sienna has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 18, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Toyota Sienna. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 1,130
- Crashes reported
- 39
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Toyota Sienna, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2005 Toyota Sienna
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 17V657000
- Reported
- October 18, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 310,475
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009–2010 Sienna
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 16V396000
- Reported
- June 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,749
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2011 Sienna, 12 other models
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 14V743000
- Reported
- November 19, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2011 Sienna, 12 other models
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- Campaign
- 14V273000
- Reported
- May 22, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 419,520
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2011 Sienna
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 13V429000
- Reported
- September 26, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 614,722
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2007–2009 Sienna
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 11V539000
- Reported
- November 9, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 420,326
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Sienna, 7 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 10V160000
- Reported
- April 20, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 600,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006–2010 Sienna
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V035000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,417
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 Sienna, 18 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V036000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153,418
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2011 Sienna, 17 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 09V234000
- Reported
- June 25, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,204
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2009 Sienna
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
- Campaign
- 08V244000
- Reported
- June 3, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 196,222
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Sienna
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 05V327000
- Reported
- July 20, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 345,443
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Sienna
2005 Toyota Sienna complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,130 owner complaints about the 2005 Toyota Sienna, the newest on May 31, 2024. Of these, 39 describe a crash (3%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 71 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2005 Toyota Sienna, the component group named most often is the structure (44%), followed by the latches/locks/linkages (12%) and the seat belts (7%).
2 of the 2005 Toyota Sienna's 12 recalls also concern the structure.
Where 2005 Toyota Sienna owners gave the mileage (927 complaints), the median was 66,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure499
- Latches/Locks/Linkages135
- Seat Belts83
- Steering79
- Tires67
- Electrical System65
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 48 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 60 | |
| 2007 | 64 | |
| 2008 | 72 | |
| 2009 | 103 | |
| 2010 | 169 | |
| 2011 | 128 | |
| 2012 | 110 | |
| 2013 | 70 | |
| 2014 | 65 | |
| 2015 | 70 | |
| 2016 | 45 | |
| 2017 | 32 | |
| 2018 | 31 | |
| 2019 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 19 | |
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2005 Toyota Sienna peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 169. 22% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Toyota Sienna drew 4.3× the complaints of the median Toyota Sienna year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2005 one of the Toyota Sienna years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 1,130 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Sienna are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Sienna by model year
Other 2005 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: May 31, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted