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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Toyota Avalon Recalls

The 2010 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 2010 Toyota Avalon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
7

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
46

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
6

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2010 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 2010 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 2005–2009 Avalon, 12 other models

16V396000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2006–2009 Avalon, 12 other models

14V743000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2009 Avalon, 15 other models

13V014000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 Avalon, 18 other models

10V035000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2005–2009 Avalon, 17 other models

10V036000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2005–2009 Avalon, 6 other models

10V017000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2005–2009 Avalon, 6 other models

09V388000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Toyota Avalon complaints by year

NHTSA has received 46 owner complaints about the 2010 Toyota Avalon, the newest on July 22, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (13%); owners reported 6 injuries.

In complaints about the 2010 Toyota Avalon, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (28%), followed by the steering (22%) and the exterior lighting (9%).

2 of the 2010 Toyota Avalon's 7 recalls also concern the vehicle speed control.

Where 2010 Toyota Avalon owners gave the mileage (35 complaints), the median was 13,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Vehicle Speed Control13
  • Steering10
  • Unknown Or Other6
  • Exterior Lighting4
  • Electrical System3
  • Visibility/Wiper3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Toyota Avalon received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20092
201017
20112
20121
20136
20142
20153
20164
20171
20181
20191
20203
20211
20262

Complaints about the 2010 Toyota Avalon peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 17. 61% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Toyota Avalon drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Toyota Avalon year in the same window: 12th highest of the 21 ranked years.

Toyota Avalon years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 46 complaints about the 2010 Toyota Avalon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Avalon by model year

Other 2010 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: July 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted