1. Toyota RAV4
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Toyota RAV4 Seat Belts Problems

143
Owner complaint records in our dataset
18
Years with records
2001–2019
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 143 stored complaint records:

  • 17 indicate a crash
  • 18 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire
  • 1 indicate a death

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • seat belts · 75 records
  • failure parts · 36 records
  • issue failure · 29 records
  • seat belt · 26 records
  • belts part · 21 records
  • distribution disconnect · 20 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi16
60–100k mi13
30–60k mi11
100–150k mi7
150–400k mi4

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • October 15, 2019

    Air Bags · Seat Belts · Service Brakes

    Air bag light is on all the time and seat bell is flashing and front rotors excessive rust and only about 2 1/2 inches in middle the rotors.

    ODI 11298112

    2012 records in this system

  • October 15, 2019

    Seat Belts · Suspension · Unknown Or Other

    Toyota has been claiming i have no open recalls and i learn i have two. They can not locate my vin to remedy my issues ... Since i've own the vehicle in three states, and again now here in wisconsin. My vehicle body is literally falling apart (on its own!) and i can't repair it or get recalls rectified. It's a 2007 with under 70k mikes! I paid for an extended warranty and they did nothing but oil changes which i…

    ODI 11268811

    2007 records in this system

  • September 26, 2019

    Seat Belts

    Passenger seat belts don't chime when unlatched light isn't displayed

    ODI 11309370

    2018 records in this system

  • July 3, 2019

    Seat Belts · Seats · Steering

    Rental vehicle after 10/15/minutes of driving -you had to use both hands on steering wheel vehicle wanted to drift in and out of lane of travel-very hard to steer often referd to as white knuckle driving interstate speeds 70mph-passenger seat was not locking -seat was traveling back and forth.we were hit from the rear.all traffic had stopped- it was then discovered that passenger and drivers seat belts were not…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 11270194

    2019 records in this system

  • May 1, 2019

    Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota rav4. The contact stated that the rear driver and passenger seat belts failed to lock. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the mechanism and panel needed to be replaced. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.

    ODI 11281411

    2013 records in this system

  • March 29, 2019 · 165,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts · Seats

    Toyota found occupant ecu needed replacement internal failure. Simply the seatbelt light and airbag warning lights came on. . Air bag system automatically shuts off and is not protecting passenger in the event of an accident.

    ODI 11193652

    2010 records in this system

  • December 31, 2018 · 23,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owned a 2017 toyota rav4. While driving 45 mph, the contact swerved to avoid a deer and his foot slipped off the brake pedal. The contact crashed the vehicle into a guardrail. The air bags did not deploy. The contact's arms and ribs were bruised and his neck snapped back and was swollen. Medical attention was not received; however, x-rays were performed. The contact planned to schedule an appointment…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11193611

    2017 records in this system

  • December 15, 2018 · 7,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2018 toyota rav4. While driving various speeds, the driver's side seat belt failed to remain latched. Also, on occasion, the driver's seat belt failed to open and release. The seat belt warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to larry h. Miller toyota peoria (8633 w bell rd, peoria, az 85382, [redacted]) to be diagnosed, but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle…

    ODI 11221036

    2018 records in this system