Exact make, model and year evidence from four official US source families. Recall campaigns come first; complaint allegations and EPA estimates remain separate.
A campaign may cover only certain production dates, plants or equipment. A zero result here is not safety clearance. Use NHTSA’s official VIN tool for the individual vehicle.
Exact model-level NHTSA results for 2021 TOYOTA RAV4. Campaign records are official safety actions; applicability to a particular car still requires its VIN.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX450H, 2021 Sienna Hybrid, Lexus ES250, 2020-2022 Camry, Camry Hybrid, and ES300H vehicles. A short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying.
Consequence
An air bag that does not deploy during a crash increases the risk of injury.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the sensor as necessary, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed in February 2024. Some final remedy owner letters were mailed October 31, 2024. Letters will continue to be mailed in phases through January 2026. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 23TB15/23TA15 Lexus 23LB03/23LA03.
02 · Owner allegations
381 NHTSA complaints
Counts are not adjusted for sales, vehicle age, mileage, publicity or reporting behavior. They are allegations, not defect findings or a reliability score.
Crash mentions
46
Fire mentions
7
Injuries reported
49
Most-reported component labels
AIR BAGS125
UNKNOWN OR OTHER72
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM46
ENGINE38
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM21
STRUCTURE21
03 · EPA configurations
Fuel economy & specifications
FuelEconomy.gov records are summarized as ranges where this model name has multiple engines, drivetrains or trims.
EPA configurations
8
Combined economy
28–40 mpg/MPGe
City / highway
25–41 / 32–38 mpg/MPGe
Engine displacement
2.5 L
Cylinders
4
Fuel type
Regular · Regular Gas and Electricity
Drive
All-Wheel Drive · Front-Wheel Drive
Vehicle class
Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD · Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
Annual fuel-cost estimate
$1550–2200
04 · Evidence strength
Exact identity. Explicit limits.
No opaque score. Evidence strength is expressed through source availability, exact match method, jurisdiction and honest empty states.
exact match
Recall campaigns
1 exact US model-year records in this bounded view.
exact match
Complaints
381 exact US model-year allegations; narratives and VIN fragments are omitted.
canonical only
Model aliases
Only the exact NHTSA vPIC model name is published; unverified aliases are not merged.
not published
Manufacturer ownership
No rights-reviewed official ownership record is joined to this exact model-year.
US-market boundary
Only NHTSA vPIC, NHTSA ODI complaints, NHTSA recalls and FuelEconomy.gov contribute here. UK MOT, Canadian, New Zealand and European records are not merged into this US claim.
05 · Research paths
Diagnose first. Confirm fitment.
These are transparent searches, not diagnoses or endorsed parts. Recall remedies come before purchases; exact part fitment requires VIN, trim, powertrain, production date and OE number.
125 complaint labels
AIR BAGS
Check recalls and diagnostic information before replacing anything.
Awin US and R2 affiliate inventory are not published. No offer currently has both site/merchant approval and exact vehicle fitment, so commercial links never count as evidence.