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Toyota Venza Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Toyota Venza, across 7 model years from 2009 to 2015. The 2010 has the most (9); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (1).

Toyota Venza years to avoid by our method: 2009 (5.4× the median year).

Model years
7

2009–2015, with a recall

Recall campaigns
11
Most recalls
2010

9 recalls

Owner complaints
454

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 454 complaints with NHTSA about the Toyota Venza across 7 model years; the most, 173, concern the 2009.

Owners marked a crash on 67 of the Toyota Venza complaints (15%) and a fire on 9.

Across all Toyota Venza model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 60 complaints), then the vehicle speed control (57).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Toyota Venza in 2010: 62, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Toyota Venza is equipment: other: labels, in 8 model-year listings.

The newest Toyota Venza recall, 21V257000, was reported on April 13, 2021 and concerns the air bags: side/window: curtain.

Toyota Venza years to avoid

The 2009 Toyota Venza stands out most: 68 complaints between 2008 and 2012, 21% of them naming the vehicle speed control.

The 2009 also carries 8 recalls, against a median of 5 for the ranked Toyota Venza years.

The best-measured Toyota Venza years are 2015 (0.6×), 2014 (0.7×) and 2011 (0.9×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Toyota Venza, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
201512813
0.6×
201413117
0.7×
201345927
1.1×
20124256not ranked
201165916
0.9×
201097931
1.7×
2009avoid817368
5.4×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Toyota Venza years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Toyota Venza

  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS8
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN7
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE5
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER5
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL2
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1

Toyota Venza model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Toyota Venza recall campaign (11)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Toyota Venza, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
21V257000April 13, 2021air bags: side/window: curtain2009–2015crash and injury279,040
16V396000June 2, 2016seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler2009–2010fire7,749
14V743000November 19, 2014seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler2009–2011injury3,233
13V442000October 17, 2013electrical system2012–2013crash and injury802,769
13V123000April 9, 2013equipment: other: labels2010–2013crash and injury7,525
13V014000January 16, 2013air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2009–2013crash and injury3,235
12V091000March 7, 2012exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2009–2011crash186,798
11V306000June 1, 2011power train: driveline: driveshaft2011crash50
10V035000February 3, 2010equipment: other: labels2009–2010—271,417
10V036000February 3, 2010equipment: other: labels2009–2010crash153,418
10V023000January 27, 2010vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2009–2010crash, injury and death1,126,915

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Toyota Venza. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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