NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Toyota RAV4 Recalls
The 2006 Toyota RAV4 has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 12, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Toyota RAV4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 705
- Crashes reported
- 26
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Toyota RAV4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2006 Toyota RAV4
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 16V596000
- Reported
- August 12, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 337,449
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 RAV4
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 16V396000
- Reported
- June 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,749
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 RAV4, 12 other models
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 16V096000
- Reported
- February 19, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,123,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2012 RAV4, 1 other model
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 15V689000
- Reported
- October 22, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,814,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 RAV4, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 14V168000
- Reported
- April 9, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,486,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 RAV4, 5 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 13V383000
- Reported
- August 28, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 780,584
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 RAV4
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 12V373000
- Reported
- August 2, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 780,584
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 RAV4
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 11V113000
- Reported
- February 24, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,363,244
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 RAV4, 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V035000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,417
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2010 RAV4, 18 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V036000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153,418
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2010 RAV4, 17 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 09V223000
- Reported
- June 15, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,080
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 RAV4, 9 other models
2006 Toyota RAV4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 705 owner complaints about the 2006 Toyota RAV4, the newest on September 26, 2026. Of these, 26 describe a crash (4%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2006 Toyota RAV4, the component group named most often is the steering (33%), followed by the engine (15%) and the vehicle speed control (10%).
1 of the 2006 Toyota RAV4's 11 recalls also concerns the vehicle speed control.
Where 2006 Toyota RAV4 owners gave the mileage (539 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering230
- Engine109
- Vehicle Speed Control74
- Suspension73
- Air Bags57
- Power Train53
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 46 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 31 | |
| 2008 | 24 | |
| 2009 | 52 | |
| 2010 | 122 | |
| 2011 | 49 | |
| 2012 | 57 | |
| 2013 | 67 | |
| 2014 | 62 | |
| 2015 | 38 | |
| 2016 | 33 | |
| 2017 | 52 | |
| 2018 | 26 | |
| 2019 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Toyota RAV4 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 122. 22% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Toyota RAV4 drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Toyota RAV4 year in the same window: 7th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 705 complaints about the 2006 Toyota RAV4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota RAV4 by model year
Other 2006 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted