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2015 Toyota Avalon: raw data

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vehicle2015 / toyota / avalon
known issues8 clusters (reviewed 2026-07-08)
complaints53 on file (2015-07-15 → 2026-07-10)
recalls2
investigations1
fars34 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Unintended braking from pre-collision systemSERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE5 complaints2015-10 → 2023-04avalon-2015-pcs-unintended-braking
  • 11518883 While driving the pre-collision system (PCS) turns on unexpectedly, without any warning lights or sounds, and applies the brakes. This happens when I am driving in traffic with plenty of space between the car in front of me…
  • 10785402 THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE DYNAMIC RADAR CRUISE CONTROL (DRCC). IT APPLIES THE BRAKES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. BELOW ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF 5 OF ABOUT 20 SUCH INCIDENTS…
Pre-collision system recall repair parts delayFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE13 complaints2016-02 → 2017-05avalon-2015-pcs-recall-parts-delay
  • 10840340 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V728000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE…
  • 10837093 PCS RECALL. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THIS SAFETY SYSTEM THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY AND WITH NUMEROUS INQUIRIES I HAVE RECEIVED NO FIX DATE. THIS IS A NEW CAR AND ONE OF MY REASONS FOR BUYING WAS THE PCS SAFETY SYSTEM AND THEY CAN'T FIX IT…
Airbag non-deployment in collisionsAIR BAGS5 complaints2016-04 → 2025-05avalon-2015-airbag-nondeployment
  • 11661245 Accident June 12, 2024 air bag did not deploy. hit on passenger side no air bags deployed. Air bag not able to be reset
  • 11203313 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY…
Unintended acceleration during low-speed maneuversVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3 complaints2020-02 → 2023-09avalon-2015-unintended-acceleration
  • 11308465 ON FEB. 5, 2020 AT ABOUT 6:30 AM, MY WIFE WAS PULLING UP BEHIND CARS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, SHE PRESSED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS SHE COULD…
  • 11543398 The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated while pulling into a parking space, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly, drove over the curb, and crashed into bushes. The air bags did not deploy…
Brake pedal travel and extended stopping distanceSERVICE BRAKES5 complaints2018-05 → 2025-08avalon-2015-brake-stopping-failure
  • 11093611 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…
  • 11328191 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY CAUSING THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED. THE BRAKE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED…
Tire blowout at highway speedTIRES3 complaints2021-04 → 2023-10avalon-2015-tire-blowout
  • 11548028 I have tire size P225 / 45 R 18. Michelin Primacy mxm4. The compalint tire exploded at 65 MPH (the speed limit). The falure caused the car to swerve into the next lane which was occupied by another car at the time…
  • 11408017 HAVE TOYO EXTENSA AS II TIRES ON CAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON TIRES. ON INTERSTATE 69 IN HOUSTON RUSH HOUR WITHOUT WARNING THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OFF RIM. LEFT AT 70MPH WITH ONLY RIM ON THE BACK TIRE…
Water leak into cabin near sunroof and windshieldUNKNOWN OR OTHER2 complaints2019-12 → 2025-05avalon-2015-cabin-water-leak
  • 11658794 05/04/2025 First of all, we love our Avalon. However, for the last 6 months or so, water is getting in the car and ends up soaking the carpet on the left front floorboard carpet. We have checked everything we can think of to find the source of the leak but was uneasily…
  • 11288939 UNKNOWN LEAKING. WE HAVE NARROWED DOWN TO THE SUNROOF OR TOP PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD. CAN NOT PIN POINT LEAK, BUT AFTER COVERING WITH TARP IN PARTICULAR AREAS WE HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE SUN ROOF OR W/S. THE DRAIN PLUGS ARE CLEAR IN THE SUN ROOF.
Dashboard and display panel power lossELECTRICAL SYSTEM2 complaints2018-01 → 2018-04avalon-2015-dashboard-power-loss
  • 11062563 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…
  • 11089004 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…

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
532015-07-152026-07-1080SERVICE BRAKES:15; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE:10; AIR BAGS:8; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:8; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:7

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
15V72800003/11/2015FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKINGToyota 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 Pre-Collision System (PCS) as optional equipment. In these vehicles, the PCS may unexpectedly activate and apply the brakes when the radar detects a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an object.A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.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.
20V02400017/01/2020AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULEToyota 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.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.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.

Investigations all years →

action_numberstatussubjectcomponentsopenedclosedrecall_campaignsummary
EA19001closedElectrical overstressAIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE2019-04-192024-09-1920V024The 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 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.  The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mount

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-202434legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2015 Toyota Avalon vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2015/toyota/avalon
@misc{wrenchpro_2015_toyota_avalon_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2015 Toyota Avalon},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2015/toyota/avalon}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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