2021 Toyota RAV4 problems
Owners have filed 519 complaints about the 2021 Toyota RAV4 with NHTSA. Air bags account for 24.1% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 8.9%.
Complaints519
Crashes70
Fires16
Injuries69
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 24.1% · 125
Unknown or other 13.9% · 72
Electrical system 8.9% · 46
Engine 7.5% · 39
Forward collision avoidance 4.0% · 21
Fuel/propulsion system 4.0% · 21
Structure 4.0% · 21
Power train 4.0% · 21
Severity
Of those complaints, 70 describe a crash, 16 describe a fire and 69 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 25 model years of the Toyota RAV4 in this data, 2021 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 321 in the last three years against 192 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 15,900 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V865000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
No safety devices worked during accident that cause by another vehicle driver who ran red light. Neither air bags deployed, nor safety belt worked properly during an accident. Due to these mal functions of safety devices, my wife on the passenger seat hit the dashboard badly. She was wearing the seat belt properly which was released later by the ER personal at the accident location to transfer to an ambulance. Air bags
The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V865000 (AIR BAGS); 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. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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