NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Toyota Venza Recalls
The 2009 Toyota Venza has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 13, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Toyota Venza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 173
- Crashes reported
- 18
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Toyota Venza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2009 Toyota Venza
Air bags: side/window: curtain
- Campaign
- 21V257000
- Reported
- April 13, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 279,040
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2015 Venza
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 2010 Venza, 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 2010–2011 Venza, 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 2010–2013 Venza, 15 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 12V091000
- Reported
- March 7, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 186,798
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Venza, 1 other model
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 2010 Venza, 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 2010 Venza, 17 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 10V023000
- Reported
- January 27, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,126,915
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Venza, 3 other models
2009 Toyota Venza complaints by year
NHTSA has received 173 owner complaints about the 2009 Toyota Venza, the newest on August 15, 2026. Of these, 18 describe a crash (10%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2009 Toyota Venza, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (21%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the seats (12%).
1 of the 2009 Toyota Venza's 8 recalls also concerns the vehicle speed control.
Where 2009 Toyota Venza owners gave the mileage (140 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control36
- Electrical System20
- Seats20
- Power Train19
- Unknown Or Other18
- Service Brakes17
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 43 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 19 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2009 Toyota Venza peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 43. 39% 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 Venza drew 5.4× the complaints of the median Toyota Venza year in the same window: 1st highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the Toyota Venza years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 173 complaints about the 2009 Toyota Venza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Venza by model year
Other 2009 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: August 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted