16V596000
SUSPENSION:REAR
Failure of the rear tie rod could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
2009 TOYOTA RAV4
14 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations, 397 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns14
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations3
Owner complaints397
Complaints citing a crash69
Complaints citing a fire5
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 14
16V396000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
16V096000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
A cut seat belt may not properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing their risk of injury in a crash.
15V689000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
If the sliding electrical contacts are not protected by lubricant, debris and moisture that get into the switch may cause a short circuit and the switch assembly may overheat and melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
15V577000
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Over time, the dripping water may cause corrosion and wear at the joint, potentially resulting in the separation of the wiper linkage. Once this occurs, the wipers would not function, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
14V743000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
What owners report most
- 91VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 54SUSPENSION
- 27ENGINE
- 25STEERING
- 21UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 18POWER TRAIN
- 18ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 17SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2009 TOYOTA RAV4s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.