NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Toyota RAV4 Recalls
The 2007 Toyota RAV4 has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 12, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Toyota RAV4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 1,004
- Crashes reported
- 53
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
37 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Toyota RAV4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2007 Toyota RAV4
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 16V596000
- Reported
- August 12, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 337,449
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006, 2008–2011 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 2006, 2008–2011 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 2006, 2008–2012 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 2006, 2008–2011 RAV4, 11 other models
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 14V743000
- Reported
- November 19, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2011 RAV4, 12 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 2006, 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 2006, 2008–2011 RAV4
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 12V491000
- Reported
- October 10, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,519,424
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009 RAV4, 11 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 12V373000
- Reported
- August 2, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 780,584
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006, 2008–2011 RAV4
Air bags
- Campaign
- 11V245000
- Reported
- April 21, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 307,848
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008 RAV4, 2 other models
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 2006, 2008–2010 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 2005–2006, 2008–2010 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 2005–2006, 2008–2010 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 2006, 2008–2009 RAV4, 9 other models
2007 Toyota RAV4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,004 owner complaints about the 2007 Toyota RAV4, the newest on September 3, 2026. Of these, 53 describe a crash (5%) and 37 a fire; owners reported 41 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 Toyota RAV4, the component group named most often is the steering (27%), followed by the engine (19%) and the suspension (12%).
3 of the 2007 Toyota RAV4's 14 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2007 Toyota RAV4 owners gave the mileage (807 complaints), the median was 64,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering271
- Engine195
- Suspension125
- Vehicle Speed Control101
- Air Bags99
- Electrical System76
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28 | |
| 2009 | 31 | |
| 2010 | 151 | |
| 2011 | 74 | |
| 2012 | 117 | |
| 2013 | 133 | |
| 2014 | 119 | |
| 2015 | 80 | |
| 2016 | 68 | |
| 2017 | 66 | |
| 2018 | 45 | |
| 2019 | 21 | |
| 2020 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2007 Toyota RAV4 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 151. 23% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Toyota RAV4 drew 2.0× the complaints of the median Toyota RAV4 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2007 one of the Toyota RAV4 years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,004 complaints about the 2007 Toyota RAV4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota RAV4 by model year
Other 2007 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted