NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Toyota RAV4 Recalls
The 2010 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 2010 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
- 400
- Crashes reported
- 57
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 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 2010 Toyota RAV4
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 16V596000
- Reported
- August 12, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 337,449
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009, 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 2006–2009, 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 2006–2009, 2011–2012 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 2006–2009, 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 2009, 2011–2012 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 2007–2009, 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 2006–2009, 2011 RAV4
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 13V123000
- Reported
- April 9, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,525
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 RAV4, 16 other models
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 2009, 2011–2012 RAV4, 15 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 12V373000
- Reported
- August 2, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 780,584
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009, 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 2006–2009 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 2005–2009 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 2005–2009 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 2009 RAV4, 6 other models
2010 Toyota RAV4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 400 owner complaints about the 2010 Toyota RAV4, the newest on April 28, 2026. Of these, 57 describe a crash (14%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 27 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Toyota RAV4, the component group named most often is the suspension (25%), followed by the vehicle speed control (21%) and the power train (10%).
3 of the 2010 Toyota RAV4's 14 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2010 Toyota RAV4 owners gave the mileage (278 complaints), the median was 34,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension101
- Vehicle Speed Control83
- Power Train38
- Unknown Or Other37
- Air Bags28
- Engine21
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 87 | |
| 2011 | 26 | |
| 2012 | 22 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 48 | |
| 2015 | 33 | |
| 2016 | 59 | |
| 2017 | 36 | |
| 2018 | 20 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2010 Toyota RAV4 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 87. 38% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Toyota RAV4 drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Toyota RAV4 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 400 complaints about the 2010 Toyota RAV4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota RAV4 by model year
Other 2010 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: April 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted