Toyota RAV4 Recall
If you have owned a vehicle in the last 10 years, then you have most likely received a recall through the mail at some point. The Toyota RAV4 is no different when it comes to a recall. We have put together a list of the majority of the Toyota RAV4 Recalls up to this date for you. Your recalls can affect the way a vehicle performs or handles. A recall could also be a safety concern. Either way you want to always address any open recalls. Here is a list of all the recalls we could find on a RAV4 to date.
Toyota RAV4 Powertrain Recalls
Some of the most searched for recalls are in regard to the Toyota Powertrain. Below we have tried to break out all the different types of Toyota RAV4 Powertrain Recalls. This should make it easier to see if your Toyota Powertrain has any. If you are having problems with your Toyota Powertrain and do not see a relevant recall, you can check to see if your covered under the Toyota Powertrain Warranty.
There are currently no Toyota RAV4 Powertrain Recalls. If you are having issues with the powertrain and would like to get some feedback from someone that has had similar issues. I highly recommend the following Toyota RAV4 Forum. Toyota RAV4 Forum – This forum is a great tool and is also a strong pillar in the RAV4 community.
Here Is The List Of The Remaining Toyota RAV4 Recalls By Date.
- Recall # 23V865000 Date: 2023-12-19 Recall: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX450H, 2021 Sienna Hybrid, Lexus ES250, 2020-2022 Camry, Camry Hybrid, and ES300H vehicles. A short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying.
- Recall # 23V734000 Date: 2023-10-31 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2013-2018 Toyota RAV4 vehicles since the replacement 12-volt batteries do not fit the battery tray, causing it to move and contact the hold-down bracket. This error risks causing a short circuit.
- Recall # 23V478000 Date: 2023-07-11 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2021-2022 Honda Prime vehicles and certain Toyota Lexus vehicles with plug-in hybrid electric capacity. These vehicles have damaged the electric current rectifying module within the DC-DC converter, which is at risk of creating electrical short-circuit.
- Recall # 23V485000 Date: 2023-07-10 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2023 Toyota RAV4 vehicles with 25-inch black alloy accessory wheels due to an improperly installed or damaged tire valve system. These vehicles also have incorrect weight stated on the load carrying capacity, which is non-compliant with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Tire Selection and Rims.”
- Recall # 23V041000 Date: 2023-02-01 Recall: Honda recalls the 2021 Honda RAV4 Prime Plug-in Hybrid vehicles due to the possibility of the hybrid vehicle control engine control unit shutting down under certain driving conditions, causing the vehicle to stall.
- Recall # 22V519000 Date: 2022-07-20 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2022 RAV4 and certain RAV4 Hybrid and Prime vehicles. These vehicles have a faulty assembly on the front passenger seat with interference between the internal parts and the Occupant Classification System. This error fails to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Occupant Crash Protection.”
- Recall # 22V239000 Date: 2022-04-12 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2022 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid vehicles, 2021-2022 Honda Prime, and certain Toyota Lexus, Mirai, Sienna, Venza, and Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The recall is due to a faulty Skid Control software wherein it prevents the Vehicle Stability Control from switching on after the driver has previously disabled it. This error fails to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Electronic Stability Control Systems.”
- Recall # 20V734000 Date: 2020-11-24 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2020 Toyota RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles due to damaged breakaway pins, which can affect the driver’s air bag performance during a crash. This production error fails to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Occupant Crash Protection.”
- Recall # 20V698000 Date: 2020-11-11 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime vehicles due to improperly closed headlight aiming caps, causing a horizontal adjustment on the headlight beam. This error fails to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.”
- Recall # 20V682000 Date: 2020-11-03 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2019-2020 Toyota RAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota Avalon, Corolla, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Tacoma, Sequoia, Sienna, Tundra, and Lexus vehicles. This recall is due to a failure in the low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank.
- Recall # 20V373000 Date: 2020-06-23 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2019-2020 Toyota RAV4 and 2020 RAV4 Hybrid vehicles. These vehicles are at risk of water entering the steering gear box cover, which can cause loss of power on the electric power steering assist.
- Recall # 20V286000 Date: 2020-05-19 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2019-2020 Toyota RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles due to cracks on the front lower suspension arms, resulting in the arm potentially separating from the front wheel assembly.
- Recall # 20V064000 Date: 2020-02-05 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2019-2020 Toyota RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles with 2.5 L 4-cylinder engines due to a porous engine casting, which could cause cracks and internal coolant leaking.
- Recall # 20V033000 Date: 2020-01-22 Recall: Toyota recalls the 1998-2000 Toyota RAV4 and 1998-1999 RAV4 EV vehicles equipped with the NADI inflators without phase stabilized ammonium nitrate propellant. A manufacturing issue on these inflators causes them to absorb moisture and risk inflator rupture.
- Recall # 19V741000 Date: 2019-10-17 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2004-2005 Toyota RAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota 4Runner, Tundra, Corolla, Sequoia, Sienna, Scion, Lexus, and Yaris vehicles. These vehicles have replacement air bag inflators from a previous recall, but these inflators risk exploding due to propellant degradation after prolonged exposure to high humidity and temperature cycling.
- Recall # 19V576000 Date: 2019-08-05 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2019 Toyota RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles because of a damaged electrical connector. Therefore, the rearview camera won’t display images when reversing the vehicle. This error fails to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Rearview Mirrors.”
- Recall # 19V544000 Date: 2019-07-23 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2019 Honda RAV4 vehicles and certain Honda Lexus, Prius, and Corolla HV vehicles. These vehicles are at risk of a deactivated Vehicle Stability Control System due to a failure in the brake booster pump. It can also result in a loss of braking assist. This error fails to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Electronic Stability Control Systems.”
- Recall # 19V503000 Date: 2019-06-27 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2017-2019 Honda RAV4 vehicles and certain Honda Camry, Corolla, Sienna, and Yaris vehicles. These vehicles have incorrect information on the load carrying capacity modification label. It fails to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Tire Selection and Rims.”
- Recall # 19V244000 Date: 2019-03-26 Recall: Honda recalls the 2019 Toyota RAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota CH-R, 4Runner, Avalon, Camry, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra, and Yaris vehicles. These vehicles contained incorrect information on the load capacity label that fails to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Tire Selection and Rims.”
- Recall # 17V831000 Date: 2017-12-19 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2018 RAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota 4Runner, Tundra, Highlander, Lexus, Sienna, and Tacoma vehicles. These vehicles contained incorrect information on the load carrying capacity modification labels, which fails to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Tire Selection and Rims.”
- Recall # 17V295000 Date: 2017-05-01 Recall: Toyota recalls the Toyota RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles and certain Toyota 4Runner, Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Highlander, Prius, Sienna and Yaris vehicles. These vehicles have a spare tire with improper pressure as indicated on the Tire Pressure Label.
- Recall # 16V596000 Date: 2016-08-12 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2006-2011 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured from October 2005 to September 2010, and certain Toyota Lexus vehicles. These vehicles have improperly tightened adjusting lock nuts on their rear suspension arms. The loose arms could cause thread damage and eventual failure. It is also a crash risk because of the sudden change in the vehicle alignment.
- Recall # 16V396000 Date: 2016-06-02 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2006-2011 Toyota RAV4, and certain Toyota 4runner, Highlander Sequoia, Sienna, Avalon, Tundra, Camry, Tacoma, FJ Cruiser, Venza, Prius, and Corolla vehicles. These vehicles are recalled due to damaged electrical wiring in the seat heaters during seat cushion compression.
- Recall # 16V236000 Date: 2016-04-21 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2016 Toyota RAV4, and certain Toyota Yaris, Land Cruiser, 4Runner and Scion vehicles. These affected vehicles have incorrect weight information on installed accessories on the Load Carrying Capacity Modification Label.
- Recall # 16V198000 Date: 2016-04-06 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2016 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured from October 2015 to February 2016, and certain Toyota Lexus vehicles. These vehicles have damaged ABS actuators, resulting in improper brake fluid pressure control when activating ABS or Stability Control. This error fails to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Electronic Stability Control Systems.”
- Recall # 16V096000 Date: 2016-02-19 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2006-2012 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured from July 2005 to December 2012, and 2012-2014 Toyota RAV4 EV vehicles manufactured from July 2012 to August 2014. These vehicles have rear seat belts at risk of being cut during a collision or crash.
- Recall # 15V689000 Date: 2015-10-22 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2006-2011 Toyota RAV4 vehicles, and certain Toyota Tundra, Sequoia, Corolla, Scion, Highlander, Camry, Yaris, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles. There is a manufacturing error involving inconsistent application of the grease lubricant on the sliding electrical contacts of the Power Window Master Switch.
- Recall # 15V577000 Date: 2015-09-18 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2009-2012 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured from October 2008 to December 2012, and 2012-2014 RAV4 EV vehicles manufactured from July 2012 to August 2014. These vehicles could suffer from a water drip on the joints connecting the wiper linkage to the wiper motor.
- Recall # 15V284000 Date: 2015-05-13 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2004-2005 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured from May 2003 to October 2005. These vehicles have dual-stage driver frontal air bag that are susceptible to moisture and risk inflator rupture.
- Recall # 15V144000 Date: 2015-03-12 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2014-2015 Toyota RAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota Camry and Highlander vehicles. These vehicles have damaged electric power steering electronic control unit components, which is at risk of causing electric power steering system failure over time.
- Recall # 15V011000 Date: 2015-01-16 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2013-2015 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured from June 2013 to December 2014. These vehicles have an accessory trailer light module with faulty software that can incorrectly detect an electrical short.
- Recall # 14V828000 Date: 2014-12-29 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2014-2015 Toyota RAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota 4Runner, Tacoma, FJ Cruiser, Land Cruiser, and Scion vehicles. These vehicles have incorrectly installed accessories, which can cause the accessory to detach from the vehicle.
- Recall # 14V743000 Date: 2014-11-19 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2007-2011 Toyota RAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota Prius, Corolla, Venza, Avalon, FJ Cruiser, Sienna, Sequoia, Tacoma, Camry, Highlander, Tundra, and 4Runner vehicles. These vehicles have damaged seat heater wiring that result from the compression of the seat cushion.
- Recall # 14V168000 Date: 2014-04-09 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2006-2008 Toyota RAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota Yaris, Highlander, Tacoma, and Corolla vehicles. These vehicles have Flexible Flat Cable that are at risk of being damaged when turning the steering wheel.
- Recall # 14V054000 Date: 2014-02-12 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2012 Toyota TAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota Tacoma and Lexus vehicles. These vehicles have a brake system with brake actuators to adjust the brake fluid pressure on each wheel cylinder. There is a faulty electrical component in the brake actuator, causing it to experience increased resistance causing illumination of various warning lights.
- Recall # 13V383000 Date: 2013-08-28 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2011 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured from October 2005 to September 2010. These vehicles have improperly tightened nuts for adjusting the rear wheel alignment, which causes unwanted movement, thread damage, and abrupt changes in the vehicle alignment.
- Recall # 13V123000 Date: 2013-04-09 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2011-2012 Toyota RAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota Tundra, Sequoia, Corolla, Camry, Highlander, FJ Cruiser, Venza, 4Runner, Tacoma, Sienna, Prius, and Scion vehicles. These vehicles had incorrect information on the actual weight on the label, which does not comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Tire Selection and Rims.”
- Recall # 13V014000 Date: 2013-01-16 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2009-2012 Toyota RAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota Tacoma, 4Runner, Camry, Prius, Avalon, FJ Cruiser, Sienna, Tundra, Corolla, Highlander, and Venza vehicles. These vehicles do not have passenger seat occupant sensing system calibration testing, so there is a risk they will not function as designed.
- Recall # 12V491000 Date: 2012-10-10 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2007-2009 Toyota RAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota Camry, Corolla, Tundra, Sequoia, Highlander, Yaris, and Scion vehicles. These vehicles have power window master switch assemblies with internal components not precisely lubricated, causing irregularities with their operation and risking malfunction or overheating.
- Recall # 12V373000 Date: 2012-08-01 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2006-2011 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured from October 2005 to September 2010. These vehicles have improperly tightened nuts on their rear suspension arms that are at risk of damage or failure or could affect the vehicle’s alignment over time.
- Recall # 12V029000 Date: 2012-01-31 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2011 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured from November to December 2011. The curtain shield air bags have incorrect propellant, which can risk it not functioning properly or being unable to deploy during a crash.
- Recall # 11V245000 Date: 2011-04-21 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2007-2008 Toyota RAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota Highlander vehicles due to the risk of the two sensors in the airbag sensor assembly malfunctioning, which risks inadvertent activation of the air bag.
- Recall # 11V113000 Date: 2011-02-24 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2006-2010 Toyota RAV4 vehicles and certain Toyota Lexus and 4Runner vehicles. These vehicles are at risk of the accelerator pedal being stuck because of an unsecured or incompatible floor mat on the driver’s side.
- Recall # 10V036000 Date: 2010-02-03 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2005-2011 RAV4 vehicles due to non-compliance with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Tire Selection and Rims.” These vehicles lack the load carrying capacity modification labels.
- Recall # 10V035000 Date: 2010-01-26 Recall: Toyota recalls the 2005-2010 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured from September 2005 to June 2008. These vehicles fail to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Tire Selection and Rims” as they lack the load carrying capacity modification labels.
- Recall # 09V223000 Date: 2009-06-10 Recall: Toyota recalls the RAV4 vehicles manufactured from June 2008 to May 2009. These vehicles lack the load carrying capacity modification labels and fails to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on “Tire Selection and Rims.”
Will A Recall Effect Your RAV4 Warranty
Most recalls are continually honored by your dealership. The dealer will generally just want to perform the recall and get you on your way. Will a recall effect your Toyota warranty? To answer this, a recall will not affect your warranty or the ability of you getting a warranty. If you would like to know more about a Toyota Extended Warranty, please visit our main site.
Get An Instant Toyota Warranty Quote
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Toyota RAV4 Extended Warranty Options
Here we will go over your Toyota RAV4 Extended Warranty Options. The high dollar powertrain should be your main concern. Mopar Powertrain Plus will take care of this at a really fair price. If you are looking for a little better coverage and are ok excluding some of the smaller items, you should consider the Mopar Added Care Plus. If you want to pay the little extra and know that most everything is covered, you want to go with the Mopar Maximum Care. All of these plans have a large list of components that are covered. To help with questions you can find printable brochures below.