The 2019 Toyota Avalon has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 3,528,315 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 92 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel/propulsion system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia, 2017-2020 Sienna, 2019-2020 Tundra, 2018-2020 Lexus…
Consequence
If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge. Owners of specific models were notified that remedy parts were available starting January 21, 2021. Owners of other models will be notified as remedy parts become available. Remedy parts should be…
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and certain Lexus NX 300, and ES 350…
Consequence
If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began May 4, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB02 and 20TA02 for Toyota vehicles and 20LB01 and 20LA01…
EQUIPMENT19V2440002019-03-273,634 affected
Defect
Gulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris vehicles. The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the…
Consequence
If the driver cannot read the label, they may unknowingly overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
GST will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 19R1.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may erroneously detect a fault during the vehicle start-up self check. If this occurs, the ECU may not…
Consequence
If the air bags do not deploy as intended, it can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall began October 26, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0X. Note: 18V-122 was superseded by this recall. The software remedy also…
Complaints by component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
17
2crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13
POWER TRAIN
9
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8
ENGINE
6
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
3
1crashes
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3
SERVICE BRAKES
3
1crashes3injuries
Total complaints92
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The transmission needs to be replaced. My car has 75,146 miles and my check engine light came on while I was driving down the interstate. I took it to the toyota dealership and they confirmed that the transmission needed to be replaced. I was told it would cost $8,600. I was looking for any…”
“Ua80 transmission issues. High pitched whining erratic and hard shifting shuttering and hesitation issue has been diagnosed by dealership toyota technician and independent service center ase certified technicians. Car is still drivable, with no warning lamps as of yet. Issue became more noticeable…”
“Engine does not start or takes longer to start because fuel line does not hold pressure after turning off engine.”
“I am experiencing the same malfunction with my backup camera/parking assist software that a million other vins were recalled for. I called toyota and was essentially told that not enough people from my cars' "batch" have complained. The malfunction is inconsistent, sometimes the camera works fine,…”
“I am writing to formally report a serious and ongoing safety issue involving the telematics / data communication module (dcm) installed in toyota vehicles. This issue presents a clear risk to driver and passenger safety and warrants immediate corrective action. The dcm is responsible for critical…”
“The contact owns a 2019 toyota avalon. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, several unknown warning lights illuminated, and the engine seized. The contact stated that a good samaritan attempted to start the vehicle, but the vehicle failed to restart. The contact waited…”
“The 12.3 in bird's eye system with backup camera produces a "black screen" when in reverse and when viewing the forward camera when parking. When driving in snow or rain, the collision warning system becomes unavailable due to the precipitation. I believe these are two separate, but related…”
“Recurring issue with blind spot and rear cross traffic malfunction alerts. Toyota had issued a service bulletin for this concern. Dealer had to reprogram the module under part: 39151 t-sb-0034-19. Code c1ab4 and c1ab5.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2019 Toyota Avalon as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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