NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Toyota RAV4 Recalls
The 2008 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 2008 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
- 575
- Crashes reported
- 42
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
16 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 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 2008 Toyota RAV4
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 16V596000
- Reported
- August 12, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 337,449
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009–2011 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 2006–2007, 2009–2011 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 2006–2007, 2009–2012 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 2006–2007, 2009–2011 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 2007, 2009–2011 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 2006–2007 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 2006–2007, 2009–2011 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 2007, 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 2006–2007, 2009–2011 RAV4
Air bags
- Campaign
- 11V245000
- Reported
- April 21, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 307,848
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 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 2006–2007, 2009–2010 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, 2009–2010 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, 2009–2010 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 2006–2007, 2009 RAV4, 9 other models
2008 Toyota RAV4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 575 owner complaints about the 2008 Toyota RAV4, the newest on April 13, 2026. Of these, 42 describe a crash (7%) and 16 a fire; owners reported 32 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2008 Toyota RAV4, the component group named most often is the engine (24%), followed by the vehicle speed control (16%) and the suspension (14%).
1 of the 2008 Toyota RAV4's 14 recalls also concerns the vehicle speed control.
Where 2008 Toyota RAV4 owners gave the mileage (431 complaints), the median was 66,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine137
- Vehicle Speed Control92
- Suspension81
- Steering73
- Air Bags58
- Power Train37
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 22 | |
| 2010 | 83 | |
| 2011 | 31 | |
| 2012 | 45 | |
| 2013 | 63 | |
| 2014 | 63 | |
| 2015 | 57 | |
| 2016 | 49 | |
| 2017 | 60 | |
| 2018 | 31 | |
| 2019 | 26 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Toyota RAV4 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 83. 25% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Toyota RAV4 drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Toyota RAV4 year in the same window: 8th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 575 complaints about the 2008 Toyota RAV4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota RAV4 by model year
Other 2008 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: April 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted