Recall Register

2016 Toyota RAV4: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2016 Toyota RAV4. The newest campaign is 23V734000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Nov 2023. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery. NHTSA has no complaint 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, 23V734000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the battery clamp sub-assembly, battery tray, and positive terminal cover, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 27, 2024, to 2013-2014 RAV4 owners. Additional owner notification letters will be mailed in phases, phase 2 will begin on May 14, 2025, and phase 3 in late July 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 23TB13 and 23TA13.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,870,318 units in total.

  1. 23V734000Received . 1,853,568 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles. Certain replacement 12-volt batteries may not fit properly in the battery tray, allowing the battery to move and contact the hold-down bracket, possibly causing a short circuit.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the battery clamp sub-assembly, battery tray, and positive terminal cover, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 27, 2024, to 2013-2014 RAV4 owners. Additional owner notification letters will be mailed in phases, phase 2 will begin on May 14, 2025, and phase 3 in late July 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 23TB13 and 23TA13.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number 23TB13 / 23TA13. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 16V236000Received . 94 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Yaris, Rav4, Land Cruiser and 4Runner vehicles, and Scion FR-S, iM, and TC vehicles manufactured January 28, 2016, to March 14, 2016. The Load Carrying Capacity Modification Label may not reflect the correct added weight of the installed accessories. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims for Passenger Cars."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An incorrect label may result in the vehicle being overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    SET will notify owners, and provide them a corrected label to be installed over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began on June 3, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET16A.

    Report filed by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number SET16A. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 16V198000Received . 16,656 units.

    Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured October 30, 2015, to February 3, 2016, 2016 Lexus RX350 vehicles manufactured October 26, 2015, to February 8, 2016, and 2016 Lexus ES350 vehicles manufactured September 1, 2015, to February 29, 2016. These vehicles are equipped with an ABS actuator that may have a damaged O-ring which could result in improper brake fluid pressure control during ABS, Traction Control, or Stability Control activation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Insufficient brake fluid pressure may cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 4, 2016, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G0I, GLC.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number G0I, GLC. 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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2016 Toyota RAV4
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE21005Preliminary evaluationBattery Hold Down Bracket Thermal EventsElectrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery25 Feb 202112 Aug 202423V734

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. 19940
  2. 19960
  3. 19970
  4. 19984
  5. 19994
  6. 20003
  7. 20010
  8. 20020
  9. 20030
  10. 20042
  11. 20055
  12. 200611
  13. 200714
  14. 200814
  15. 200915
  16. 201014
  17. 201111
  18. 20125
  19. 20132
  20. 20144
  21. 20154
  22. 20163
  23. 20173
  24. 20183
  25. 20197
  26. 20206
  27. 20211
  28. 20221
  29. 20233
  30. 20243
  31. 20253

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Toyota RAV4: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/rav4/2016/. 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
29 Mar 2018
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 2016 Toyota RAV4?
1,870,318 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 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 50 recall campaigns for the Toyota RAV4, model years 1994 to 2025. 3 of them name the 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Toyota RAV4 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.