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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid Recalls

The 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 17, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
23

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid

Air bags: air bag/restraint control module

Campaign
20V024000
Reported
January 17, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 2,891,976
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2014–2018 Avalon Hybrid, 3 other models

20V024000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Forward collision avoidance: crash imminent braking

Campaign
15V728000
Reported
November 3, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 30,812
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014–2015 Avalon Hybrid, 3 other models

15V728000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: switch/wiring

Campaign
13V505000
Reported
October 17, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 9,795
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 104, windshield wiping and washing
Same campaign
also 3 other models

13V505000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid complaints by year

NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, the newest on December 29, 2021. Of these, 4 describe a crash (17%); owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (22%), followed by the air bags (13%) and the seats (13%).

1 of the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid's 3 recalls also concerns the forward collision avoidance.

Where 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 26,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Forward Collision Avoidance5
  • Unknown Or Other4
  • Air Bags3
  • Seats3
  • Vehicle Speed Control3
  • Engine2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20131
20148
20152
20166
20171
20181
20193
20211

Complaints about the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 8. 74% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 23 complaints about the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Avalon Hybrid by model year

Other 2013 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: December 29, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted