NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Toyota RAV4 Recalls
The 2017 Toyota RAV4 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 1, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Toyota RAV4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 307
- Crashes reported
- 33
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
24 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Toyota RAV4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2017 Toyota RAV4
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery
- Campaign
- 23V734000
- Reported
- November 1, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,853,568
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2016, 2018 RAV4
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 19V503000
- Reported
- June 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,325
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 RAV4, 4 other models
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- Campaign
- 17V295000
- Reported
- May 2, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 409
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 12 other models
2017 Toyota RAV4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 307 owner complaints about the 2017 Toyota RAV4, the newest on September 11, 2026. Of these, 33 describe a crash (11%) and 24 a fire; owners reported 28 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2017 Toyota RAV4, the component group named most often is the electrical system (35%), followed by the service brakes (12%) and the exterior lighting (10%).
1 of the 2017 Toyota RAV4's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2017 Toyota RAV4 owners gave the mileage (161 complaints), the median was 22,910 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System108
- Unknown Or Other62
- Service Brakes38
- Exterior Lighting32
- Engine31
- Air Bags20
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38 | |
| 2018 | 34 | |
| 2019 | 24 | |
| 2020 | 29 | |
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 47 | |
| 2025 | 37 | |
| 2026 | 12 |
Complaints about the 2017 Toyota RAV4 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 47. 42% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Toyota RAV4 drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Toyota RAV4 year in the same window: 10th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 307 complaints about the 2017 Toyota RAV4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota RAV4 by model year
Other 2017 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted