Vehicle recall 11V306000 · June 1, 2011

Toyota Sienna and Venza

There is a possibility that the front, right, drive shaft may break due to insufficient heat treatment.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2011 venza and sienna passenger cars manufactured from March 7, through March 10, 2011. There is a possibility that the front, right, drive shaft may break due to insufficient heat treatment.
Consequence: Should the drive shaft break during vehicle operation, the vehicle will lose power without prior warning. Loss of motive power without warning may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners and dealers will inspect the drive shaft, and, if the drive shaft is identified as one that may not have been correctly manufactured, it will be replaced with a new one at no charge. The safety recall began on June 22, 2011. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Notes: Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 11V306000
Reported to NHTSA: June 1, 2011
Filed by: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Owner notification: June 22, 2011
Vehicles potentially affected: 50
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Power train › Driveline › Driveshaft

Recall 11V306000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Toyota Sienna (2011): 2011
Toyota Venza (2011): 2011

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