NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Toyota RAV4 Recalls
The 2019 Toyota RAV4 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 4, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Toyota RAV4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 883
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Toyota RAV4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2019 Toyota RAV4
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 20V682000
- Reported
- November 4, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,525,742
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 RAV4, 19 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 20V373000
- Reported
- June 24, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 46
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 RAV4, 1 other model
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 20V286000
- Reported
- May 20, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,502
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 RAV4, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 20V064000
- Reported
- February 6, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,191
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2020 RAV4, 3 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 19V576000
- Reported
- August 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,215
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Toyota 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 2017–2018 RAV4, 4 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 19V244000
- Reported
- March 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,634
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 14 other models
2019 Toyota RAV4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 883 owner complaints about the 2019 Toyota RAV4, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 25 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 22 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Toyota RAV4, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (29%), followed by the engine (23%) and the electrical system (12%).
None of the 2019 Toyota RAV4's 7 recalls concerns the fuel/propulsion system.
Where 2019 Toyota RAV4 owners gave the mileage (309 complaints), the median was 3,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System255
- Engine207
- Unknown Or Other169
- Electrical System103
- Structure89
- Power Train82
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 139 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 193 | |
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 114 | |
| 2024 | 136 | |
| 2025 | 92 | |
| 2026 | 49 |
Complaints about the 2019 Toyota RAV4 peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 193. 56% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Toyota RAV4 drew 4.4× the complaints of the median Toyota RAV4 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2019 one of the Toyota RAV4 years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 883 complaints about the 2019 Toyota RAV4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota RAV4 by model year
Other 2019 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted