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Toyota Previa Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 224 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Toyota Previa (1987–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1991.

3
safety recalls, all years
224
owner complaints, all years
1991
year with most recalls
1991
year with most complaints

Pick your Toyota Previa model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Toyota Previa03
1998 Toyota Previa01
1997 Toyota Previa19
1996 Toyota Previa011
1995 Toyota Previa030
1994 Toyota Previa019
1993 Toyota Previa041
1992 Toyota Previa035
1991 Toyota Previa274
1987 Toyota Previa01

What Toyota Previa owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 224 complaints with NHTSA. The 1991 model year has the most, with 74.

All Toyota Previa recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Toyota Previa, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Differential unit (power train)

    NHTSA 97V056000 Reported 707 vehicles potentially affected TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.

    Due to a clearance between the oil separator plate and the differential housing of the front differential unit, oil leakage at the air breather plug can occur, when the vehicle is operated continuously above 75 miles per hour.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a modified air breather plug to prevent such oil loss.

    Model years: 1997

  2. Radio/tape deck/cd etc. (equipment)

    NHTSA 93V147000 Reported 155,809 vehicles potentially affected TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.

    Failure of a specific electronic component in the radios causes an electrical short circuit.

    Remedy: Repair the radio.

    Model years: 1991

  3. Windshield wiper/washer (visibility)

    NHTSA 93V113000 Reported 75,863 vehicles potentially affected TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.

    Certain windshield wiper components are subject to premature failure due to insufficient strength to function under high load levels.

    Remedy: Install new wiper motors, certain wiper arm components, and retorque the wiper arm pivot.

    Model years: 1991

Other Toyota models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.