Toyota RAV4 Frontal Problems
- 43
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 11
- Years with records
- 1999–2015
- 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 43 stored complaint records:
- 28 indicate a crash
- 19 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- front passenger · 8 records
- seat belt · 7 records
- failed deploy · 6 records
- airbags deploy · 5 records
- rear ended · 5 records
- frontal collision · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Air Bags · Body · Frontal
Front end collision- direct hit-2015 toyoto rave 4 -air bags did not deploy.car a hit car b, car a going 50, hit car b going 15 mph. Car b totaled
Crash reported
ODI 11207960
Air Bags · Frontal
Air bag light came on. Mechanic says the clockspring in the steering column needs to be replaced at a cost of $600. Failure of the airbag clockspring in 2005-2009 toyota tacoma pickups is the subject of an existing recall (nhtsa campaign id number: 12v092000); believe this is related. *tr
ODI 10483548
Frontal · Side/Window
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for nhtsa campaign id number: 11v245000 (air bag: side window) to have the side air bags sensor replaced. The contact was made aware that the spiral cable failed as a result of the defective sensor. The manufacturer was contact who did not offer any assistance since the spiral cable was not included in the recall.…
ODI 10470578
Frontal
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota rav4. The contact stated that while driving in rainy conditions at 35 mph, the brakes were applied and seized. As a result the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed head on into a tree. The airbags did not deploy during the crash. An authorized dealer was notified and stated that the airbag might not have deployed because the airbag sensors were located on the sides of…
Crash reported
ODI 10418396
Frontal
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4 . The contact stated that after having recall repairs done on the vehicle under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v245000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) the srs warning lamp was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that one of the fuses failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not…
ODI 10407772
Frontal · Side/Window
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota rav4. The vehicle was sitting in a residential garage when it was started and all frontal and rear curtain airbags deployed. The housing for the curtain air bags flew across the vehicle and there was damage to the pet element, leather interior and front and passenger sides of the vehicle. A passenger sustained severe lacerations to the left hand from the seat belt tightening around…
Fire reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10392796
Frontal
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota rav 4. While driving approximately 35 mph, the air bag light illuminated. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician stated the sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.
ODI 10376424
Frontal · Side/Window
Avoiding deer, hit embankment and car rolled onto passenger side. No airbags deployed. Car equipped with front and side airbags. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10331256