NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Toyota Sienna Recalls
The 2008 Toyota Sienna has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Toyota Sienna. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 429
- Crashes reported
- 37
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Toyota Sienna, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2008 Toyota 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 2005–2007, 2009–2011 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 2005–2007, 2009–2011 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 2004–2007, 2009–2011 Sienna
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 13V429000
- Reported
- September 26, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 614,722
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007, 2009 Sienna
Structure
- Campaign
- 10V160000
- Reported
- April 20, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 600,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2007, 2009–2010 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 2005–2007, 2009–2010 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 2004–2007, 2009–2011 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 2004–2007, 2009 Sienna
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 09V223000
- Reported
- June 15, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,080
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009 Sienna, 9 other models
2008 Toyota Sienna complaints by year
NHTSA has received 429 owner complaints about the 2008 Toyota Sienna, the newest on August 21, 2026. Of these, 37 describe a crash (9%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Toyota Sienna, the component group named most often is the structure (27%), followed by the vehicle speed control (12%) and the electrical system (10%).
1 of the 2008 Toyota Sienna's 9 recalls also concerns the structure.
Where 2008 Toyota Sienna owners gave the mileage (357 complaints), the median was 77,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure117
- Vehicle Speed Control51
- Electrical System45
- Engine39
- Power Train38
- Unknown Or Other34
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 17 | |
| 2010 | 62 | |
| 2011 | 23 | |
| 2012 | 22 | |
| 2013 | 38 | |
| 2014 | 53 | |
| 2015 | 50 | |
| 2016 | 38 | |
| 2017 | 27 | |
| 2018 | 31 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 19 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Toyota Sienna peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 62. 25% 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 Sienna drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Toyota Sienna year in the same window: 7th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 429 complaints about the 2008 Toyota Sienna are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Sienna by model year
Other 2008 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: August 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted