skyln808

With the rough winter in Tahoe this year, I had to put snow tires on my original wheels and bought a set of wheels off of a 2021 Venza for every day use. They did not come with TPMS sensors though and being unfamiliar with the tech, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to purchase sensors for a Venza since that's what the wheels came off of, or for my 2017 NX (takes TPMS PMV-C010). The frequency seems to be the same for all Toyotas and Lexus. Any ideas?

aa146

Get the sensors that are compatible for your vehicle (the NX), since those sensors will need to be compatible with your vehicle's ECU. Make sure you get the TPMS sensors for your vehicle. It's not a one size fits all deal that will work for all Toyota/Lexus vehicles.

lexo98

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Pretty sure they are not interchangeable. it gets a little weird though because part of the difference may be the angle of the valve stem and sensor. Sometimes they won’t bolt in because the sensor hits the rim. I think you might have to find a shop that stocks the original NX sensor and have them see if it will install on your Venza wheel

skyln808

Thanks, I just ordered the NX sensors so we'll see how it goes. Hopefully they mount up fine.

LEXNXF

Picks ones they are on, please! I love seeing everyone's rides!

gompka

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TPMS aren't vehicle specific, the nx doesn't use anything fancy so any toyota/lexus compatible tpms sensors will work, even the knockoffs work.

lexo98

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Not true at all.

gompka

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Which part? Let's assume the Venza wheels already had tmps sensors in them, those will program just fine into the NX with TIS. The NX doesn't use any specific protocol.

LexMan2003

I was under the impression that even if you had the 'right' sensors, that you need special (computer) equipment to synchronize them with your vehicle!

Also, once you do synchronize them, will you have to RE-synchronize them when you want to switch back to your original set of tires?

gompka

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You can do it with TIS or with a decent OBD programmer that places like Discount Tire etc have in their shop. You also need the serial numbers off of the sensors and or a scanner to grab that information from each sensor if its already installed on the tire. Unfortunately, the nx can only handle 1 set of TPMS sensors, so if you wanted to change them you would have to redo the programming. My 2008 is350 had support for 2 sets of sensors that I could switch between in the menu of the dash, I haven't seen this in the nx.

lexo98

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Without having both sensors and the vehicle they are going on I can’t tell you for sure if this application will work. For a fact though all Toyota sensors are not interchangeable. Just by looking up these 2 vehicles I can see that some of the major aftermarket sensors won’t transfer to both vehicles so I would think the original sensors cannot be swapped either. Some of the newer Toyotas are on a different frequency and also sensors that are capable of showing wheel location are usually different as well.
Just to give you an example of a Toyota that uses 2 different sensors that are not comparable for the same year vehicle look up a 2017 Camry

gompka

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I don't doubt that there are differences, perhaps my comment was too vague. I am pretty sure that what the NX and venza sensors are compatible. The NX sensors also fit a wide range of Toyota/Lexus/Scion vehicles if you cross reference the model number i know i saw venza on that list at some point, so I am confident in saying similar years (platforms) of venza, NX and RAV4 sensors will be compatible.

gompka

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Here is the cross reference list, my 2008 is350, 2008 tundra and 2016 NX all had the same sensor. That's why I was confident at least on this series of NX/venza in question. Tnga cars are not on this list but also outside of my personal experience.

Specifications:
Manufacturer Part Number: PMV-107J 42607-33011 42607-33021 42607-06011
Type: TPMS Tire Pressure Monitoring System
FCC#: PAXPMV107J
Frequency: 315 MHz

Fits the following vehicles:
Toyota:
2004-2016 Toyota 4Runner
2007-2011 Toyota Camry
2007-2013 Toyota Corolla
2007-2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser
2008-2013 Toyota Highlander
2005-2015 Toyota Land Cruiser
2006-2015 Toyota Prius
2012-2016 Toyota Prius V
2014-2015 Toyota Prius Plug-In
2006-2012 Toyota Rav4
2005-2006 Toyota Tundra
2005-2007 Toyota Sequoia
2007-2012 Toyota Avalon
2007-2013 Toyota Matrix
2007-2008 Toyota Solara
2006-2015 Toyota Tacoma
2009-2015 Toyota Venza
2009-2011 Toyota Yaris

Scion:
2012-2015 Scion iQ
2008-2015 Scion xB
2008-2014 Scion xD
2007-2016 Scion tC

Lexus:
2011-2016 Lexus CT200h
2007-2012 Lexus ES350
2006 Lexus GS300 (2006 please verify with your VIN)
2007-2011 Lexus GS350
2007 Lexus GS430
2008-2011 Lexus GS460
2007-2011 Lexus GS450h
2010-2016 Lexus GX460
2005-2009 Lexus GX470
2008-2014 Lexus IS F
2006-2015 Lexus IS250 (2006 please verify with your VIN)
2006-2015 Lexus IS350 (2006 please verify with your VIN)
2007-2012 Lexus LS460L
2008-2012 Lexus LS600hL
2004-2007 Lexus LX470
2008-2015 Lexus LX570
2006 Lexus RX330 (2006 please verify with your VIN)
2007-2015 Lexus RX350
2006-2008 Lexus RX400h (2006 please verify with your VIN)
2010-2015 Lexus RX450h
2007-2010 Lexus SC430

lexo98

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Some of the sensors start to differ when the onboard display shows actual wheel positions. Looks like that may be one of the bigger reasons that list stops at 2016. Even though that list shows that the sensors are compatible with the vehicle ECU some of the vehicles listed call for a different part number because of the way the valve stem extends from the actual sensor. Mainly in early year Tundras and some random other fitments the sensor won’t properly install on the rim itself on a steel wheel vs. alloy wheel. It gets overly complicated because there aren’t really 100% accurate cross reference charts because the intent isn’t really to swap wheels like the OP is doing. I’ve sold 1000’s of sensors and it’s easier to sell aftermarket just based on the adjustability of the valve angle.

skyln808

This was a major PITA. If I had to do it again, I would have just swapped tires and not bothered with the second wheel set. I bought multiple PMV-C010 sensors off eBay, the first seller sent me the wrong model, the second sent me third-party brand sensors, and finally the third sent supposedly genuine OEM sensors (Pacific Industrial). I had them relearned/programmed in to the ECU by a Toyota tech. No TPMS warning light, but after 400 miles I still have no pressure readings. Unless you're willing to pay the $300+ for dealership sensors, I would not screw around with this.