2016 Toyota Avalon recalls
3 NHTSA recall campaigns naming the 2016 Toyota Avalon. Last verified Jul 30, 2026. Recalls may apply only to certain VIN ranges — always confirm with a VIN check.
Units are totals reported across campaigns mentioning this model — NHTSA does not always break unit counts down by model.
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- Jan 17, 2020Crash risk2012–2018 Toyota Avalon, 2013–2018 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, 2011–2019 Toyota Corolla and 1 other model — Air Bags
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 pretensioners.
20V024000 · 2.9M units · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Dec 16, 2016Crash risk2016 Toyota Avalon, 2017 Toyota Camry — Air Bags
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon, and 2017 Camry vehicles manufactured August 3, 2016, to September 12, 2016. The front passenger knee air bag module may have been attached to the lower instrument panel with incorrect fasteners.
16V906000 · 12 units · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Apr 14, 2016Crash risk2016 Toyota Avalon, 2016 Toyota Camry — Air Bags
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon and Camry vehicles manufactured November 30, 2015 to March 4, 2016. The occupant classification system (OCS) that activates or deactivates the front passenger seat air bag system may have been improperly calibrated. As a result, the front passenger air bag and the front passenger knee air bag may not deploy as intended in certain crash scenarios. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
16V215000 · 59K units · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing