NHTSA Campaign 23V734000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NHTSA campaign 23V734000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 23V734000 with NHTSA on November 1, 2023; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 23V734000, NHTSA lists up to 1,853,568 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 23V734000 were scheduled from December 27, 2024, 422 days after the report.
23V734000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2013–2018.
Owners of the model years 23V734000 covers have filed at least 526 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 23V734000 vehicles, the 2018 Toyota RAV4 has the most (130).
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V734000 ranks 4 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 23V734000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 19 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 23V734000 was 23V478000, reported on July 12, 2023.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles. Certain replacement 12-volt batteries may not fit properly in the battery tray, allowing the battery to move and contact the hold-down bracket, possibly causing a short circuit.
- The risk
- A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the battery clamp sub-assembly, battery tray, and positive terminal cover, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 27, 2024, to 2013-2014 RAV4 owners. Additional owner notification letters will be mailed in phases, phase 2 will begin on May 14, 2025, and phase 3 in late July 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 23TB13 and 23TA13.
Reported November 1, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V734000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V734000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 1, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted