The 2021 Toyota Venza has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 458,110 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 234 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the visibility/wiper. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)22V2390002022-04-13458,110 affected
Defect
Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Lexus LX 600, Lexus NX 350h, Lexus NX 450h+, Toytoa RAV4 Hybrid, 2021-2022 Lexus LS 500h, Toyota Mirai, RAV4 PRIME, Sienna, Venza, and 2020-2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The Skid Control ECU software may not turn on the Vehicle Stability…
Consequence
Driving with a deactivated stability control system increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will update the Skid Control ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 27, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA03. Lexus' number for this recall is 22LA01.
Complaints by component
VISIBILITY/WIPER
74
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
39
2crashes2injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
14
2crashes2injuries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
12
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
11
SERVICE BRAKES
11
6crashes3injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
11
5crashes5injuries
ENGINE
10
1crashes
POWER TRAIN
9
1crashes1injuries
AIR BAGS
7
6crashes5injuries
Total complaints234
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“My 2021 venza has had an issue with the airbag light coming on. The srs airbag malfunction notification is on when starting the vehicle. Within the first year of having the car I paid to have the system checked and the tensioner and airbag replaced. Three months later the light came back on. I was…”
“This just showed in my 2021 toyota venza. I heard that this is is common issue for all toyota but was not corrected .”
“This just showed in my 2021 toyota venza. I heard that this is is common issue for all toyota but was not corrected .”
“While driving under normal conditions and driving into my driveway on thursday, march 19, I experienced a sudden and temporary loss of braking ability. When I applied the brake pedal, the vehicle did not decelerate as expected. This resulted in a collision with a residential fence at low speed.…”
“While driving under normal conditions and driving into my driveway on thursday, march 19, I experienced a sudden and temporary loss of braking ability. When I applied the brake pedal, the vehicle did not decelerate as expected. This resulted in a collision with a residential fence at low speed.…”
“While driving under normal conditions and driving into my driveway on thursday, march 19, I experienced a sudden and temporary loss of braking ability. When I applied the brake pedal, the vehicle did not decelerate as expected. This resulted in a collision with a residential fence at low speed.…”
“While pulling up to a curb to park in residential community, my car suddenly accelerated. It came to a stop after 15’ when I hit the brakes. Fortunately nothing or no one was in front of me. No more incidents have occurred. No warning msgs or lights. No other symptoms. Having dealer diagnose…”
“Left side of my heated steering overheated and burned through the leather.”
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 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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