Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles. Certain replacement 12-volt batteries may not fit properly in the battery tray, allowing the battery to move and contact the hold-down bracket, possibly causing a short circuit.
Safety risk
A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will replace the battery clamp sub-assembly, battery tray, and positive terminal cover, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 27, 2024, to 2013-2014 RAV4 owners. Additional owner notification letters will be mailed in phases, phase 2 will begin on May 14, 2025, and phase 3 in late July 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 23TB13 and 23TA13.
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Toyota Camry, Corolla, Rav4, Sienna, and Yaris iA vehicles equipped with factory-installed floor mats. The load carrying capacity modification label may be incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Safety risk
An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
SET will notify owners and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. SET's number for this recall is SET19A.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Toyota 4Runner and Tundra, 2018 Toyota Highlander, RAV4 and Lexus GX460 and 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicles. These vehicles may have incorrect load carrying capacity modification labels. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Safety risk
An incorrect load information label can result in the operator overloading the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Toyota will notify owners and provide them with corrected labels, free of charge. The recall began on January 23, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are H0Z for Toyota vehicles, and HLF for Lexus vehicles.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Electrical system
128
8,940 mi
Unknown or other
69
5,250 mi
Engine
33
48,000 mi
Service brakes
28
8,000 mi
Power train
26
8,940 mi
Exterior lighting
22
4,200 mi
Vehicle speed control
19
15,000 mi
Visibility/wiper
17
8,800 mi
Air bags
16
17,000 mi
Fuel/propulsion system
12
8,000 mi
Steering
12
7 mi
Structure: body
8
500 mi
Forward collision avoidance: warnings
4
—
Structure
4
39,286 mi
Tires
4
19,650 mi
Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery
3
28,600 mi
Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control
1
6,900 mi
Equipment
1
18,000 mi
Exterior lighting: headlights
1
7,000 mi
Firerelated
1
35,000 mi
Fuel system, gasoline
1
78,000 mi
Lane departure: assist
1
25,000 mi
Lane departure: warning
1
75 mi
Latches/locks/linkages
1
35,000 mi
Latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock
1
65,000 mi
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
1
—
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments
1
—
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
1
40,000 mi
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
1
11,489 mi
Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: exterior
1
—
Wheels
1
—
The 2017 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2019 model has about a third as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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.
