The 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 41,544 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel/propulsion system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2021 Venza Hybrid vehicles. Water may enter the rear turn signal LED lights, allowing condensation to form on the circuit board, and causing a short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle…
Consequence
A short circuit can cause dimming or failure of the rear turn signals and hazard lights, reducing the vehicle's visibility to other drivers and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace both rear turn signal LED bulbs and replace the rear turn signal light assembly as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed March 18, 2022. Remedy parts are expected to be available by June 30, 2022. Owners may contact…
Complaints by component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2
ENGINE
1
SEAT BELTS
1
1crashes1injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
1
Total complaints9
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I was stopped at an intersection. When I pressed the accelerator to try to pull across the intersection, the vehicle initially began to move forward but almost immediately all acceleration power was lost. The accelerator pedal could be pushed to the floor with no response from the vehicle. It took…”
“I was stopped at an intersection. When I pressed the accelerator to try to pull across the intersection, the vehicle initially began to move forward but almost immediately all acceleration power was lost. The accelerator pedal could be pushed to the floor with no response from the vehicle. It took…”
“I was stopped at an intersection. When I pressed the accelerator to try to pull across the intersection, the vehicle initially began to move forward but almost immediately all acceleration power was lost. The accelerator pedal could be pushed to the floor with no response from the vehicle. It took…”
“The contact owns a 2021 toyota venza hybrid. The contact stated that the windshield had developed a crack that formed from the front passenger’s side corner to approximately 2-feet towards the front driver’s side. An undisclosed dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to…”
“Just purchased new 2021 toyota venza hybrid. With low beam headlights on, have black "shadows" in top portion of illuminated field on both sides. Very distracting esp. On dark, curvy road. These shadows do not appear with high beams on...nothing on headlight lens to cause these black areas. Low…”
“Our car impacted with another as we tried to enter the highway from a short merge lane. The other car entered in front of us from the side of the road after we passed a stop sign in the merge lane; the other car then stopped short before entering the highway, just as we were speeding up the enter…”
“Left and right headlights, in 'low beam' setting, have a visible 'dark shadow' that projects slightly off to the left of the field of view. When driving on dark freeways, you are constantly distracted, thinking there is a moving object approaching from the left. High beam setting does not have…”
“Fuel gauge and fuel tank do not operate properly, like the 2020 rav 4 gas tank problem. On 2/8/21 when the gauge indicated 1/2 tank, I put in 9.997 gal of gas, since this car only has a 14 1/2 gal tank the tank must not have been 1/2 full. On 2/14/21 the gauge read 2/3 , I pumped gas and the pump…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07
Pedestrian alert sounds
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…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid as of
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