Toyota RAV4 recalls by model year
NHTSA's file holds 36 campaigns on RAV4 model years 2012 to 2026, gas, hybrid and plug-in together; the 2019 has the most, 8. Pick your year.
America's best-selling SUV has a moderate recall record: 36 campaigns cover RAV4 model years 2012 to 2026 in NHTSA's file, counting the RAV4 Hybrid, the RAV4 Prime and its 2026 successor, the RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid, which NHTSA lists under their own names. No year exceeds 8 campaigns; the 2019, first of the fifth generation, carries the most. The equipment category leads with 8 campaigns, a group that includes accessories and replacement parts, ahead of air bags and stability control (4 each). The largest campaign, 23V734000, received on November 1, 2023, covered 1.9 million 2013 to 2018 RAV4s whose replacement 12-volt batteries could shift in the tray and short against the hold-down clamp, a fire risk. NCAP rates the RAV4 five stars overall in every year from 2016 to 2025. For 2025, gas, hybrid and plug-in versions range from 28 to 39 mpg combined.
From the NHTSA recall file
3 campaigns for the 2022 Toyota RAV4
23V478000July 12, 2023
electrical system
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2021-2022 RAV4 Prime and 2022 Lexus NX450h+ plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) vehicles. The electric current rectifying module contained within the DC-DC converter may have been damaged…
22V519000July 21, 2022
air bags
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Rav4, Rav4 Hybrid, and Rav4 Prime vehicles. The front passenger seat may have been assembled with interference between internal parts that may cause the Occupant Classification…
22V239000April 13, 2022
electronic stability control (esc)
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…
A battery hold-down that caused fires
NHTSA investigated RAV4 fires starting in the engine compartment of 2013 to 2018 models and traced several to replacement 12-volt batteries smaller than the original, which could move when the hold-down was not tightened correctly and touch the positive terminal. Toyota's remedy was a new hold-down clamp, battery tray and positive terminal cover. If you own one of those RAV4s and the battery was ever replaced, the campaign matters even if the car runs perfectly.
Hybrid and plug-in campaigns
The RAV4 Hybrid and Prime carry their own campaigns on the hybrid control system, the inverter and, on the plug-in, the motor generator control unit; the latest campaign in the file, 26V659000, received on October 7, 2026, concerns the 2026 plug-in hybrid. In the model year tool, every campaign is listed for the year whatever the version, so check the vehicle list of each campaign against your own RAV4.
Fuel pumps of 2018 to 2020
The second largest campaign naming the RAV4, 20V682000, extended Toyota's low-pressure fuel pump recall to 1.5 million more Toyota and Lexus vehicles, 2019 and 2020 RAV4s among them: the pump impeller could deform and stop the engine while driving. The Camry and Tacoma pages carry the same campaign. The Toyota page shows the brand as a whole.
Toyota RAV4 by model year
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Best NCAP overall | EPA combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | not rated | 38-43 mpg |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 of 5 (3 rated) | 28-39 mpg |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 of 5 (4 rated) | 28-39 mpg |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 of 5 (4 rated) | 28-40 mpg |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 of 5 (3 rated) | 28-40 mpg |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 of 5 (3 rated) | 28-40 mpg |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 of 5 (3 rated) | 27-40 mpg |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 of 5 (3 rated) | 28-40 mpg |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 of 5 (3 rated) | 24-32 mpg |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 of 5 (3 rated) | 24-32 mpg |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 of 5 (2 rated) | 24-32 mpg |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 of 5 (4 rated) | 24-26 mpg |
| 2014 | 4 | not rated | n/a |
| 2013 | 2 | not rated | n/a |
| 2012 | 5 | not rated | n/a |
Systems recalled most often
| Component group | Campaigns |
|---|---|
| Equipment | 8 |
| Air Bags | 4 |
| Electronic Stability Control (Esc) | 4 |
| Electrical System | 4 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 3 |
| Steering | 3 |