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2013 Toyota RAV4 EV: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV. The newest campaign is 16V096000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Feb 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Rear/Other. NHTSA has 5 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 16V096000, in the NHTSA record

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install a protector over both rear seat cushion frames, free of charge. The recall began on June 24, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G0F.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,549,705 units in total.

  1. 16V096000Received . 1,123,752 units.

    Seat Belts / Rear/Other

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 RAV4 vehicles manufactured July 28, 2005, to December 19, 2012, and 2012-2014 RAV4 EV vehicles manufactured July 24, 2012, to August 29, 2014. In the event of a frontal collision, the rear seat belts for the outboard seats may be cut by the seat cushion frame.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A cut seat belt may not properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing their risk of injury in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install a protector over both rear seat cushion frames, free of charge. The recall began on June 24, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G0F.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number G0F. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 15V577000Received . 423,456 units.

    Visibility/Wiper

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 RAV4 vehicles manufactured October 27, 2008, to December 19, 2012 and 2012-2014 RAV4 EV vehicles manufactured July 24, 2012, to August 29, 2014. In the affected vehicles, water may drip onto the joint that connects the wiper linkage to the wiper motor.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the water diverter channel. In addition, a new wiper linkage with a wiper motor crank arm will be installed. The wiper linkage will have a protective cover over the wiper linkage joint to minimize water splash and a retainer ring to prevent the wiper arm from separating from the wiper motor. The recall began on November 7, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service number at 1-800-331-4331.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 15V143000Received . 2,497 units.

    Hybrid Propulsion System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Rav4 EV vehicles manufactured July 24, 2012, to August 29, 2014. Due to a software issue within a component of the Electric Vehicle Traction Motor Assembly, the electric propulsion motor may shift to "neutral" resulting in a possible loss of drive power.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A loss of drive power may increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the Electric Vehicle Traction Motor Assembly software, free of charge. The recall began on September 10, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

5 complaints, 9 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2013 Toyota RAV4 EV: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Fuel/Propulsion System3
Power Train1
Seat Belts1
Unknown or Other1
Visibility/Wiper1
Electrical System1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
20 Sep 2018

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2015, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP22005Defect petitionPedestrian alert soundsElectrical System / Propulsion System27 Jan 20237 Aug 202322V063000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20123
  2. 20133
  3. 20143

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/rav4-ev/2013/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV?
1,549,705 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Toyota RAV4 EV have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Toyota RAV4 EV, model years 2012 to 2014. 3 of them name the 2013 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV name most often?
Fuel/Propulsion System: 3 of 9 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.