{"id":"2017_toyota_avalon","make":"Toyota","make_slug":"toyota","model":"Avalon","model_slug":"avalon","year":2017,"url":"/toyota/avalon/2017/","pts":["hev","gas"],"configs":[{"id":38295,"model":"Avalon Hybrid","pt":"hev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":40,"hwy":39,"comb":40,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"245V Ni-MH","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":223,"fe_score":9,"ghg_score":9,"fuel_cost":1550,"save_spend":3500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Wed Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2017"},{"id":38294,"model":"Avalon","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":6,"displ":3.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":21,"hwy":30,"comb":24,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":365,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":2600,"save_spend":-1750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2016"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","recalls":[{"campaign":"20V024000","component":"AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2020-01-17","owner_notified":"2020-03-16","units":2891976,"summary":"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.","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 March 16, 2020 and June 27, 2020.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.  Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB03, 20TA03 and 20TA05.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"20TB03 / 20TA03","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"17V295000","component":"TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE","mfr":"Gulf States Toyota, Inc.","reported":"2017-05-02","owner_notified":"2017-06-15","units":409,"summary":"Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (Gulf States) is recalling certain 2017 4Runner , 86, Avalon, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Corolla, Corolla iM, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Prius, Prius C, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Sienna  and Yaris vehicles.  The spare tire air pressure was not adjusted to the proper pressure as stated on the Tire Pressure Label.","consequence":"A spare tire that is not inflated to the proper value may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Gulf States will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the spare tires, adjusting their pressure as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began June 15, 2017.  Owners may contact Gulf States customer service at 1-800-444-1074.  Toyota's number for this recall is 17R2.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"17R2","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":14,"crash":2,"fire":0,"injured":2,"deaths":10,"comps":[["Engine",6],["Vehicle Speed Control",3],["Electrical System",2],["Air Bags",2],["Unspecified",1],["Service Brakes",1]],"by_year":{"2017":2,"2018":2,"2019":6,"2020":2,"2022":2},"excerpts":[["2022-12-12","Structure","The torsion springs for the rear trunk are very weak. They have been that way since car was new. I have had multiple occasions where I opened the trunk and had it come down and hit me on the head. This has also happened to my wife."],["2022-10-24","Electrical System","Leaving a parking lot, the car jumped out of gear. Thought maybe I had bumped the gear selector but attempts at putting the car in gear resulted in grinding noises and the only option was to put it in PARK. Check engine light came on. Mechanic diagnosed a speed sensor. Had this happened on the freeway or while trying t\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"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 pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"},{"action":"EA19001","component":"AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE","opened":"2019-04-19","closed":"2024-09-19","campaign":"20V024","subject":"Electrical overstress","summary":"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.\u00c2\u00a0 During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW. \u00c2\u00a0The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with "}],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.107,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.107,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":"hev"}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":40,"ncap":5,"complaints":14},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}