Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V096000

Seat belts: rear/other

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-02-19.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V096000

Seat belts: rear/other

Component
Seat belts: rear/other
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Vehicles affected
1,123,752
Reported to NHTSA
2016-02-19
Owners notified
2016-06-24

Defect description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 RAV4 vehicles manufactured July 28, 2005, to December 19, 2012, and 2012-2014 RAV4 EV vehicles manufactured July 24, 2012, to August 29, 2014. In the event of a frontal collision, the rear seat belts for the outboard seats may be cut by the seat cushion frame.

Safety risk

A cut seat belt may not properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing their risk of injury in a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install a protector over both rear seat cushion frames, free of charge. The recall began on June 24, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G0F.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

10 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Toyota RAV42012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Toyota RAV4 EV2014 2013 2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.