NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Toyota Avalon Recalls
The 2008 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 2008 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
- 349
- Crashes reported
- 23
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 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 2008 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 2005–2007, 2009–2010 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 2006–2007, 2009–2010 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 2007, 2009–2010 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 2005–2007, 2009–2010 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 2005–2007, 2009–2010 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 2005–2007, 2009–2010 Avalon, 6 other models
2008 Toyota Avalon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 349 owner complaints about the 2008 Toyota Avalon, the newest on November 17, 2024. Of these, 23 describe a crash (7%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Toyota Avalon, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (60%), followed by the vehicle speed control (13%) and the electrical system (13%).
2 of the 2008 Toyota Avalon's 6 recalls also concern the vehicle speed control.
Where 2008 Toyota Avalon owners gave the mileage (305 complaints), the median was 52,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting209
- Vehicle Speed Control45
- Electrical System44
- Structure22
- Steering17
- Power Train13
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 71 | |
| 2011 | 50 | |
| 2012 | 48 | |
| 2013 | 29 | |
| 2014 | 49 | |
| 2015 | 28 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Toyota Avalon peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 71. 40% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Toyota Avalon drew 3.6× the complaints of the median Toyota Avalon year in the same window: 1st highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2008 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 349 complaints about the 2008 Toyota Avalon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Avalon by model year
Other 2008 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: November 17, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted