NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Toyota Avalon Recalls
The 2007 Toyota Avalon has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Toyota Avalon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 243
- Crashes reported
- 47
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Toyota Avalon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2007 Toyota Avalon
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 2005–2006, 2008–2010 Avalon, 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, 2008–2010 Avalon, 12 other models
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 2008–2010 Avalon, 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 2005–2006, 2008–2010 Avalon, 17 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 10V017000
- Reported
- January 21, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,230,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006, 2008–2010 Avalon, 6 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 09V388000
- Reported
- October 5, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,445,056
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006, 2008–2010 Avalon, 6 other models
2007 Toyota Avalon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 243 owner complaints about the 2007 Toyota Avalon, the newest on July 19, 2026. Of these, 47 describe a crash (19%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 35 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2007 Toyota Avalon, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (35%), followed by the structure (12%) and the power train (9%).
2 of the 2007 Toyota Avalon's 6 recalls also concern the vehicle speed control.
Where 2007 Toyota Avalon owners gave the mileage (194 complaints), the median was 40,300 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control85
- Structure30
- Power Train23
- Air Bags20
- Engine19
- Electrical System17
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 13 | |
| 2010 | 79 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 26 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2007 Toyota Avalon peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 79. 50% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Toyota Avalon drew 2.6× the complaints of the median Toyota Avalon year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2007 one of the Toyota Avalon years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 243 complaints about the 2007 Toyota Avalon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Avalon by model year
Other 2007 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: July 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted