2017 Toyota RAV4 problems
Owners have filed 413 complaints about the 2017 Toyota RAV4 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 26.2% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of service brakes at 8.7%. A further 15.0% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints413
Crashes53
Fires41
Injuries47
Deaths4
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 26.2% · 108
Unknown or other 15.0% · 62
Service brakes 8.7% · 36
Exterior lighting 7.5% · 31
Engine 7.5% · 31
Air bags 4.8% · 20
Structure 4.6% · 19
Power train 3.9% · 16
Severity
Of those complaints, 53 describe a crash, 41 describe a fire, 47 report an injury and 4 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 25 model years of the Toyota RAV4 in this data, 2017 sits 11th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 117 in the last three years against 119 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 22,910 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V734000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Electrical system
The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V734000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Electrical system
The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V734000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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