NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Toyota RAV4 Recalls
The 2021 Toyota RAV4 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 20, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Toyota RAV4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 389
- Crashes reported
- 47
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Toyota RAV4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2021 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 2020 RAV4, 10 other models
2021 Toyota RAV4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 389 owner complaints about the 2021 Toyota RAV4, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 47 describe a crash (12%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 49 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Toyota RAV4, the component group named most often is the air bags (32%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the engine (11%).
The 2021 Toyota RAV4's only recall also concerns the air bags.
Where 2021 Toyota RAV4 owners gave the mileage (73 complaints), the median was 16,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags125
- Unknown Or Other75
- Electrical System47
- Engine41
- Power Train23
- Fuel/Propulsion System21
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 83 | |
| 2025 | 114 | |
| 2026 | 58 |
Complaints about the 2021 Toyota RAV4 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 114. 56% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Toyota RAV4 drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Toyota RAV4 year in the same window: 4th highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2021 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 389 complaints about the 2021 Toyota RAV4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota RAV4 by model year
Other 2021 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted