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2012 Toyota Avalon

4 open recalls

Read the first one before you drive it again. Every repair below is free.

Key facts

  • Recall repairs are free by law, however old the vehicle is.
  • You don't need to be the original owner to have it fixed.
  • There is no deadline — an open recall stays open until it's repaired.

Open recalls

Source: NHTSA · synced 29 Jul 2026 13:14
Repair soon Air bags

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.

During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 2,891,976 vehicles affected Read campaign 20V024000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
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Repair soon Seat belts

If the seat belt is falsely interpreted as being buckled, in the event of a crash, the air bags may not deploy appropriately, increasing the risk of injury.

During a vehicle repair, the seat belt inner buckles may have been replaced with parts that may incorrectly tell the air bag management system that the seat belt is always buckled.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 19,354 vehicles affected Read campaign 18V569000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Fire risk Electrical system

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

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.

What to do: Park away from buildings and book the repair now.

Free repair · 51,495 vehicles affected Read campaign 15V047000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair when you can Appliance

A short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy.

In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser unit housing. The accumulated water may then leak through a seam in the housing onto the air bag control module potentially resulting in a short circuit of the module.

What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.

Free repair · 802,769 vehicles affected Read campaign 13V442000 on NHTSA.gov ↗

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