NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Toyota RAV4 Recalls
The 2011 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 2011 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
- 287
- Crashes reported
- 44
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 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 2011 Toyota RAV4
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 16V596000
- Reported
- August 12, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 337,449
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 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 2006–2010 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 2006–2010, 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 2006–2010 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 2009–2010, 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 2007–2010 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 2006–2010 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 2010, 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 2009–2010, 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 2006–2010 RAV4
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 12V029000
- Reported
- February 1, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 427
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Toyota RAV4
2011 Toyota RAV4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 287 owner complaints about the 2011 Toyota RAV4, the newest on July 13, 2026. Of these, 44 describe a crash (15%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 20 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Toyota RAV4, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (24%), followed by the visibility/wiper (17%) and the service brakes (15%).
1 of the 2011 Toyota RAV4's 11 recalls also concerns the visibility/wiper.
Where 2011 Toyota RAV4 owners gave the mileage (192 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control69
- Visibility/Wiper48
- Service Brakes43
- Engine33
- Seat Belts30
- Power Train25
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 31 | |
| 2015 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 62 | |
| 2017 | 21 | |
| 2018 | 22 | |
| 2019 | 27 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2011 Toyota RAV4 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 62. 32% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Toyota RAV4 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Toyota RAV4 year in the same window: 13th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★☆☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 287 complaints about the 2011 Toyota RAV4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota RAV4 by model year
Other 2011 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: July 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted