NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Toyota RAV4 Recalls
The 2009 Toyota RAV4 has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 12, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Toyota RAV4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 327
- Crashes reported
- 52
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Toyota RAV4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2009 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, 2010–2011 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, 2010–2011 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, 2010–2012 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, 2010–2011 RAV4, 11 other models
Visibility/wiper
- Campaign
- 15V577000
- Reported
- September 18, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 423,456
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 RAV4, 1 other model
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 2007–2008, 2010–2011 RAV4, 12 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, 2010–2011 RAV4
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 13V014000
- Reported
- January 16, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 RAV4, 15 other models
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 2007–2008 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, 2010–2011 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 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 2005–2008, 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 2005–2008, 2010 RAV4, 17 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 10V017000
- Reported
- January 21, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,230,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 RAV4, 6 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 RAV4, 9 other models
2009 Toyota RAV4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 327 owner complaints about the 2009 Toyota RAV4, the newest on May 22, 2026. Of these, 52 describe a crash (16%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Toyota RAV4, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (30%), followed by the suspension (17%) and the power train (9%).
2 of the 2009 Toyota RAV4's 15 recalls also concern the vehicle speed control.
Where 2009 Toyota RAV4 owners gave the mileage (241 complaints), the median was 26,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control99
- Suspension55
- Power Train28
- Engine27
- Steering26
- Unknown Or Other21
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 94 | |
| 2011 | 25 | |
| 2012 | 17 | |
| 2013 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 38 | |
| 2015 | 23 | |
| 2016 | 22 | |
| 2017 | 26 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2009 Toyota RAV4 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 94. 46% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Toyota RAV4 drew 2.4× the complaints of the median Toyota RAV4 year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2009 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 327 complaints about the 2009 Toyota RAV4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2009 Toyota RAV4 crash tests and safety technology
On the 2009 Toyota RAV4, the front passenger seat scored 4 stars in the frontal barrier test, the driver seat 5.
For the 2009 Toyota RAV4, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the RAV4 with the 2018 model year, 9 years after this one.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2009 Toyota RAV4 rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 17.4% (4 stars). That is tied for the highest of the 20 RAV4 years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (15.5%–17.4%); the 2019 had the lowest, 15.5%. Of 46 other 2009 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 16 (35%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 17.9%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 5347, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2009 Toyota RAV4: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Toyota RAV4 by model year
Other 2009 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: May 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted