NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Toyota Avalon Recalls
The 2009 Toyota Avalon has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Toyota Avalon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 91
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Toyota Avalon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2009 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 2005–2008, 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
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 13V014000
- Reported
- January 16, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Avalon, 15 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 2007–2008, 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 2005–2008, 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 2005–2008, 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 2005–2008, 2010 Avalon, 6 other models
2009 Toyota Avalon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 91 owner complaints about the 2009 Toyota Avalon, the newest on September 20, 2025. Of these, 10 describe a crash (11%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Toyota Avalon, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (27%), followed by the steering (20%) and the vehicle speed control (20%).
2 of the 2009 Toyota Avalon's 7 recalls also concern the vehicle speed control.
Where 2009 Toyota Avalon owners gave the mileage (74 complaints), the median was 44,101 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting25
- Steering18
- Vehicle Speed Control18
- Electrical System11
- Air Bags5
- Service Brakes, Electric5
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Toyota Avalon peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 21. 36% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Toyota Avalon drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Toyota Avalon year in the same window: 9th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 91 complaints about the 2009 Toyota Avalon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Avalon by model year
Other 2009 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 20, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted