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2011 Toyota Avalon Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Critical

130 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.52 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Critical15V047000

Electrical System

constant electrical current flow may cause the sub-woofer to overheat, raises the risk of fire.

Remedy & full details

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the audio system amplifier and install a protective cover around the sub-woofer, free of charge. The recall began on July 1,2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Toyota Avalon vehicles manufactured February 9, 2010, to October 22, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the sub-woofer speaker located in the trunk may experience an intermittent electrical short which may cause damage to the integrated circuit (IC) in the audio amplifier. In some cases, the damaged IC may allow a constant electrical current flow to the sub-woofer.

Complaint volume

130 this model-year 8 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

20Crashes
0Fires
7Injuries
0Deaths

Across 130 complaints. Severity Index 0.52.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Steering31 · 24%Electrical System24 · 18%Unknown Or Other10 · 8%Vehicle Speed Control10 · 8%Visibility/Wiper9 · 7%Visibility5 · 4%Service Brakes5 · 4%Latches/Locks/Linkages4 · 3%
  1. Steering — 31 reports
  2. Electrical System — 24 reports
  3. Unknown Or Other — 10 reports
  4. Vehicle Speed Control — 10 reports
  5. Visibility/Wiper — 9 reports
  6. Visibility — 5 reports
  7. Service Brakes — 5 reports
  8. Latches/Locks/Linkages — 4 reports
  9. Structure — 3 reports
  10. Seats — 3 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

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Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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