NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Toyota Venza Recalls
The 2012 Toyota Venza has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 13, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Toyota Venza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 25
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Toyota Venza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 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 2009–2011, 2013–2015 Venza
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V442000
- Reported
- October 17, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 802,769
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Venza, 2 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 2010–2011, 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 2009–2011, 2013 Venza, 15 other models
2012 Toyota Venza complaints by year
NHTSA has received 25 owner complaints about the 2012 Toyota Venza, the newest on August 31, 2025. Of these, 6 describe a crash (24%); owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Toyota Venza, the component group named most often is the air bags (36%), followed by the visibility/wiper (24%) and the structure (20%).
2 of the 2012 Toyota Venza's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Toyota Venza owners gave the mileage (19 complaints), the median was 47,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags9
- Unknown Or Other6
- Visibility/Wiper6
- Structure5
- Engine1
- Fuel/Propulsion System1
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Toyota Venza peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 5. 24% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 25 complaints about the 2012 Toyota Venza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Venza by model year
Other 2012 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: August 31, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted