NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Toyota Venza Recalls
The 2011 Toyota Venza has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 13, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Toyota Venza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 59
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Toyota Venza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2011 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 2009–2010, 2012–2015 Venza
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 2009–2010 Venza, 12 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 13V123000
- Reported
- April 9, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,525
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2013 Venza, 16 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 2009–2010, 2012–2013 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 2009–2010 Venza, 1 other model
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 11V306000
- Reported
- June 1, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2011 Toyota Venza complaints by year
NHTSA has received 59 owner complaints about the 2011 Toyota Venza, the newest on July 15, 2025. Of these, 5 describe a crash (8%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Toyota Venza, the component group named most often is the electrical system (25%), followed by the seats (14%) and the service brakes (14%).
1 of the 2011 Toyota Venza's 6 recalls also concerns the seats.
Where 2011 Toyota Venza owners gave the mileage (45 complaints), the median was 45,300 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System15
- Seats8
- Service Brakes8
- Unknown Or Other8
- Air Bags5
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)5
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2011 Toyota Venza peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 8. 27% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Toyota Venza drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Toyota Venza year in the same window: 4th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the three best-measured Toyota Venza years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 59 complaints about the 2011 Toyota Venza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Venza by model year
Other 2011 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: July 15, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted