The 2015 Toyota Avalon Hybrid has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 2,922,788 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS20V0240002020-01-172,891,976 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…
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.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
ENGINE
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
AIR BAGS
1
1crashes1injuries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
1
Total complaints19
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact own a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the hybrid engine on the vehicle switched from electric to gasoline operation which cause a faster acceleration and jerking motion. The contact stated that the failure should not have occurred. The contact had the…”
“The avalon hybrids covered only by warranty enhancement zkk are suffering the same dangers and fvmss noncompliance due to brake booster pump assembly failures as those toyota covered by safety recalls (d0h & k0l). By excluding avalon hybrids with defective brakes from the d0h and k0l safety…”
“The avalon hybrids covered only by warranty enhancement zkk are suffering the same dangers and fvmss noncompliance due to brake booster pump assembly failures as those toyota covered by safety recalls (d0h & k0l). By excluding avalon hybrids with defective brakes from the d0h and k0l safety…”
“The avalon hybrids covered only by warranty enhancement zkk are suffering the same dangers and fvmss noncompliance due to brake booster pump assembly failures as those toyota covered by safety recalls (d0h & k0l). By excluding avalon hybrids with defective brakes from the d0h and k0l safety…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon hybrid. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact heard an explosion and noticed that the sun roof exploded. There were no injuries. The contact called newark toyota world (230 e cleveland ave, newark, de 19711) and scheduled a diagnostic and repair…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon hybrid. The contact stated that there was an electrical malfunction in the vehicle, which shorted out the display panel without warning. The dealer (don mcgill toyota, 11800 katy fwy houston, tx 77079, [REDACTED]) was notified and an appointment was…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon hybrid. While driving 30 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and it traveled to the floorboard before stopping the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to daytona toyota 1700 (451 n nova rd, daytona beach, fl 32114, [REDACTED]), but the failure could not…”
“Time to time everything on the dashboard of my car shutdown (lights, navigation, stereo system e.t.c. All electronic devices, it mostly happens when I drive, also the dashboard makes a noise which sounds like a click. About an year ago I got a recall for but when I brought my car to the toyota of…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP19004 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…
InvestigationDP22005 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…
InvestigationDP23005 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…
InvestigationDP23005 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…
InvestigationEA19001 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…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2015 Toyota Avalon Hybrid as of
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