NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime Recalls
The 2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 12, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 99
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime
Electrical system: propulsion system: dc/dc converter
- Campaign
- 23V478000
- Reported
- July 12, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,442
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Rav4 Prime
Electrical system: propulsion system: hybrid management: power control unit/module (hpcu)
- Campaign
- 23V041000
- Reported
- February 2, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,679
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime
Electronic stability control (esc): control module: software
- Campaign
- 22V239000
- Reported
- April 13, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 458,110
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Rav4 Prime, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 20V698000
- Reported
- November 12, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime
2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime complaints by year
NHTSA has received 99 owner complaints about the 2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime, the newest on September 10, 2026. Of these, 12 describe a crash (12%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime, the component group named most often is the electrical system (37%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (18%) and the service brakes (16%).
2 of the 2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime's 4 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System37
- Unknown Or Other24
- Fuel/Propulsion System18
- Service Brakes16
- Forward Collision Avoidance10
- Air Bags5
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 28. 88% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 99 complaints about the 2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Rav4 Prime by model year
Other 2021 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted