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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Toyota Venza Recalls

The 2013 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 2013 Toyota Venza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
59

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
13

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2013 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 2013 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 2009–2012, 2014–2015 Venza

21V257000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
13V442000
Reported
October 17, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 802,769
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2012 Venza, 2 other models

13V442000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 Venza, 16 other models

13V123000: 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 2009–2012 Venza, 15 other models

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

2013 Toyota Venza complaints by year

NHTSA has received 59 owner complaints about the 2013 Toyota Venza, the newest on April 19, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (22%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.

In complaints about the 2013 Toyota Venza, the component group named most often is the air bags (20%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the service brakes (17%).

2 of the 2013 Toyota Venza's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2013 Toyota Venza owners gave the mileage (37 complaints), the median was 36,895 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags12
  • Electrical System10
  • Service Brakes10
  • Structure10
  • Unknown Or Other9
  • Engine7

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Toyota Venza received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20137
201410
20157
20163
20176
20186
20192
20202
20218
20221
20233
20253
20261

Complaints about the 2013 Toyota Venza peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 10. 46% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Toyota Venza drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Toyota Venza year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 6 ranked years.

Toyota Venza years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 59 complaints about the 2013 Toyota Venza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Venza by model year

Other 2013 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: April 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted