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2015 Toyota Venza Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Serious

34 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 1.24 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious21V257000

Air Bags:Side/Window:Curtain

Damaged wires may cause the air bag sensor to become inoperable, preventing the deployment of the side and curtain air bags on the driver side and raises the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the driver-side front door wire harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 19, 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 21TB01/21TA01.

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2009-2015 Venza vehicles. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) wiring may become damaged with regular use of the driver-side door.

Complaint volume

34 this model-year 7 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

11Crashes
0Fires
5Injuries
0Deaths

Across 34 complaints. Severity Index 1.24.

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

Unknown Or Other9 · 26%Service Brakes5 · 15%Air Bags5 · 15%Seats4 · 12%Vehicle Speed Control2 · 6%Engine2 · 6%Equipment Adaptive/Mobili…1 · 3%Power Train1 · 3%
  1. Unknown Or Other — 9 reports
  2. Service Brakes — 5 reports
  3. Air Bags — 5 reports
  4. Seats — 4 reports
  5. Vehicle Speed Control — 2 reports
  6. Engine — 2 reports
  7. Equipment Adaptive/Mobility — 1 reports
  8. Power Train — 1 reports
  9. Seat Belts — 1 reports
  10. Suspension — 1 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

2009 (8) · 2010 (9) · 2011 (6) · 2012 (4) · 2013 (4) · 2014 (1) · 2015 · 2021 (1) · 2022 (1) · 2023 (1) · 2024 (1)

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.