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2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 2,932,583 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the forward collision avoidance. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

AIR BAGS 20V024000 2020-01-17 2,891,976 affected
Defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt…

Consequence

In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended may increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ECU and install a noise filter between the air bag control module and its wire harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk beginning March 2, 2020. A second letter notifying owners of the remedy repair will be mailed between…

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 15V728000 2015-11-03 30,812 affected
Defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 Lexus ES350 and ES300h vehicles manufactured June 18, 2012 to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a…

Consequence

A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain PCS components, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this campaign are F1V and F2E.

VISIBILITY 13V505000 2013-10-17 9,795 affected
Defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short circuit. As such, these vehicles…

Consequence

A short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Complaints by component

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
AIR BAGS
3
2crashes3injuries
SEATS
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
2crashes
ENGINE
2
1crashes
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
Total complaints30

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The contact owns a 2013 toyota avalon hybrid. The contact stated that several instrument cluster warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who informed the contact that they were unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL · reported 2020-06-01

“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota avalon hybrid. While driving approximately 25 mph, there was an abnormal sound coming from the passenger side of the vehicle and the contact noticed that the passenger side exterior mirror had shattered. The mirror was not struck by any foreign objects. The…”

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR · reported 2019-08-20

“When it rains heavily (within the two months I have owned it), the roof and/or sunroof leaks causing water damage in multiple areas of the roof. The dealership cannot find a cause after the initial sunroof drain was cleared.”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2019-05-06

“When I put the car in reverse, there is a very loud grinding noise as the retractable rear window screen tries to go up. When the car is put in gear there is a different grinding noise. The screen has frozen in various stages of up or down, but now is stuck down, obviously trying to raise.…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2019-05-01

“Headlights blow out frequently and need replacing.”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING · reported 2018-05-31

“Rear window shade will not retract. Stays in up position all the time. Hard to see at night. Dealer says there has been alot of shades that quit funtioning. Not covered under warranty. $1700 repair if want done. Can't even disable so it will retract and stay down.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2017-08-15

“Avalon recall no 15v728. Had the recall "remedy" performed on my car 09/07/16 (was having no issue with my car before the recall) and now the pcs warning buzzes and lights up, and the red brake! Message lights up every time I drive the vehicle! Contacted toyota corporate ofc (case #[REDACTED] &…”

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) · reported 2016-09-07

“Letter from senator nelson on behalf of constituent re the pre-collision system for 2013 toyota avalon recall notice. *smd the consumer stated the system never worked properly and he notified the dealer about the problem in 2014. In late 2015, a recall was issued. The consumer stated when a…”

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE · reported 2016-04-26

Defect investigations

Investigation DP19004 Opened 2019-09-30 · closed 2021-01-21

Brake Actuator Valve Wear

On September 19, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a defect petition from Mr. Roger Hogan requesting that the Agency investigate and recall certain Toyota Prius, Prius PHV, Camry Hybrid and Avalon Hybrid vehicles for a brake actuator valve wear condition covered under Toyota Customer Support…

Investigation DP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for…

Investigation DP23005 Opened 2023-11-22 · open

Brake Actuator Valve Wear

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received a petition dated September 19, 2023 from the owner of a 2012 Toyota Prius V requesting that ODI reevaluate its decision to deny DP19-004. In the letter, the petitioner reported experiencing an unexpected and complete loss of brake power while driving, accompanied…

Investigation DP23005 Opened 2023-11-22 · open

Brake Actuator Valve Wear

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received a petition dated September 19, 2023 from the owner of a 2012 Toyota Prius V requesting that ODI reevaluate its decision to deny DP19-004. In the letter, the petitioner reported experiencing an unexpected and complete loss of brake power while driving, accompanied…

Investigation EA19001 Opened 2019-04-19 · closed 2024-09-19

Electrical overstress

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.  During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.