1999 Toyota RAV4

Documented records held locally from official US and Canadian sources. Each record shows its official identifier so it can be confirmed at the source; nothing here is a score or a prediction.

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 5 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 58 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 0 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 62 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 1 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 20V033000 2020-01-22

    Recall 20V033000

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 1998-2000 RAV4, 1998-1999 RAV4 EV and Celica and 1997-1998 Supra vehicles. These vehicles were equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators to rupture or the air…

    Recorded model years: 1999

  • 00V211000 2000-08-09

    Recall 00V211000

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY ELECTRIC VEHICLES. IF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE REPEATEDLY PARKED BY PLACING THE SHIFT LEVER INTO THE "P" POSITION WITHOUT APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE PARKING LOCK ROD, A COMPONENT OF THE TRANSMISSION PARKING LOCK SYSTEM, COULD BREAK.

    Recorded model years: 1999

  • 00V212000 2000-08-09

    Recall 00V212000

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTOR, WHEN EQUIPPED WITH STEEL WHEELS, CAN DEVELOP STRESS FRACTURES IF THE LUG NUTS ARE TIGHTENED WITH EXCESSIVE TORQUE.

    Recorded model years: 1999

Showing 3 of 5 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 52 records exist for the Toyota RAV4 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 10251070 2024-01-22

    T-SB-0043-14

    OBSOLETE NOTICE January 22, 2024: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0057-18.

    Recorded model years: 1999

  • 10244113 2023-08-17

    TSB003220

    TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2023 model year vehicles may be available provided the requests meet the criteria listed in this Service Bulletin. Follow the Procurement Procedure in this bulletin to request a replacement…

    Recorded model years: 1999

  • 10214323 2022-03-17

    TTT063620

    TT: Some Toyota vehicles installed with Toyota Complete Maintenance Care (TCMC) brake pads may exhibit a groan or squeak noise in various driving conditions

    Recorded model years: 1999

Showing 3 of 58 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 1,385 records exist for the Toyota RAV4 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.

See all model years Go to the Toyota RAV4 page

A further 7 records exist for the Toyota RAV4 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

  • 2020018 2020-01-22

    Transport Canada recall 2020018

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 1999

A further 34 records exist for the Toyota RAV4 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

62 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

  • reports mentioning a crash 14
  • reports mentioning a fire 4
  • reported injuries 14

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

  • Air bags (restraint system)14 (18.9%)Official recall records for this system: 24, covering model years 1998–2022.
  • Speed control & accelerator14 (18.9%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2006–2010.
  • Electrical system6 (8.1%)Official recall records for this system: 16, covering model years 1998–2025.
  • Body & structure6 (8.1%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2009–2012.
  • Brakes5 (6.8%)Official recall records for this system: 10, covering model years 1998–2024.
  • Fuel system4 (5.4%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2019–2020.
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)4 (5.4%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 1998–2000.
  • Seat belts4 (5.4%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2006–2025.

Other / uncategorized: 1 classifications (1.4%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 9,340 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.

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