NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Toyota RAV4 Recalls
The 2020 Toyota RAV4 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 20, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Toyota RAV4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 636
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Toyota RAV4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2020 Toyota RAV4
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 23V865000
- Reported
- December 20, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 999,901
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021 RAV4, 10 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 20V734000
- Reported
- November 25, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 161
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 RAV4, 3 other models
2020 Toyota RAV4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 636 owner complaints about the 2020 Toyota RAV4, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (3%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Toyota RAV4, the component group named most often is the engine (28%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the fuel/propulsion system (14%).
None of the 2020 Toyota RAV4's 6 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2020 Toyota RAV4 owners gave the mileage (195 complaints), the median was 2,800 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine180
- Unknown Or Other121
- Electrical System119
- Fuel/Propulsion System90
- Structure61
- Air Bags55
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 146 | |
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 176 | |
| 2025 | 68 | |
| 2026 | 39 |
Complaints about the 2020 Toyota RAV4 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 176. 56% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Toyota RAV4 drew 3.9× the complaints of the median Toyota RAV4 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2020 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 636 complaints about the 2020 Toyota RAV4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota RAV4 by model year
Other 2020 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted