2000 Toyota RAV4 Recalls

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2000 Toyota RAV4. A recall applies only to vehicles built within the affected range, so check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Repairs for recalls are free at a franchised dealer.

• 20V033000Jan 22, 2020138,842 vehicles potentially affected
  Air bags › Frontal › Driver side › Inflator module
  Covers: Toyota RAV4 1998–2000, Celica 1998–1999, Supra 1997–1998

  Reported issue: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 1998-2000 RAV4, 1998-1999 RAV4 EV and Celica and 1997-1998 Supra vehicles. These vehicles were equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators to rupture or the air bag…

  Possible consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant, and increases the risk of serious injury or death.

  Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and owners will have the option to self-inspect, or have a dealer inspect the steering wheel on their vehicle to determine if their vehicle may be equipped with an affected inflator. Potentially affected steering wheel serial numbers will be inspected by a dealer. Based on the inspection…

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• 00V211000Aug 9, 2000756 vehicles potentially affected
  Power train › Automatic transmission › Park/neutral start interlock switch
  Covers: Toyota RAV4 1998–2000

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. If the subject vehicles are repeatedly parked by placing the shift lever into the "p" position without applying the parking brake, the parking lock rod, a component of the transmission parking lock system, could break.

  Possible consequence: This condition can render the system inoperative, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Remedy: Dealers will replace the parking lock rod.

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• 00V212000Aug 9, 2000780 vehicles potentially affected
  Service brakes, air › Disc › Rotor
  Covers: Toyota RAV4 1998–2000

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. The front disc brake rotor, when equipped with steel wheels, can develop stress fractures if the lug nuts are tightened with excessive torque.

  Possible consequence: The disc rotor could break (where it mounts to the wheel), resulting in a loss of braking action on that wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Remedy: Dealers will replace the disc brake rotors. If the vehicle is equipped with steel wheels, toyota will replace the front disc brake rotors and steel wheels with new disc brake rotors and new aluminum wheels. In addition a caution label that reads, "use new genuine toyota aluminum wheels." will be affixed. Vehicles…

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