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2015 Toyota RAV4 Air bags Problems

Complaints
15about this part
Share
5%of 305 total for the year
Median mileage
24,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the air bags of the 2015 Toyota RAV4, 5% of the 305 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 24,000 miles. 13 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was stopped at a light. It was my turn to go, I proceeded to go straight when another car ran the stop light and I was t-boned on the drivers side when a driver ran a light. The car was totaled. The none of the air bags deployed. I would have expected the side airbag to deploy if the his was bad enough to total the car. I was told by the dealer the air bags know when it is a life threatening situation.”

NHTSA complaint #11101312, filed 2018-06, 2 miles

“As I was pulling into my parking lot, I pressed the brake to stop the vehicle. When I moved my gearshift into the park position, my car jumped the curb and drove into my exterior wall. After the collision, the car then started driving backwards at an accelerating speed. After jumping back into the parking lot, I crashed into a car parked behind me, which made the car finally stop. The airbags did not deploy during either collision. By the end, the vehicle had been totaled.”

NHTSA complaint #10954930, filed 2017-02, 6,000 miles

“I called my local Toyota dealer about the Toyota air bag recall(takata) they provided my with a rental vehicle and suggested that I call the Toyota customer assistance. When I called the Toyota customer assistance my vehicle was not registered to my name as it was still in the previous owner's name according to their data base. This is my concern. I had to tell Toyota corporation the type and year of vehicle that I had as well as the VIN number and she updated the data base. …”

NHTSA complaint #10721527, filed 2015-05, 164,000 miles

“Vehicle was making a left turn, when another vehicle went through a 'red' light and hit it on the right fender. Fender came off. Other vehicle had front smashed in and airbags deployed. The air bags did not deploy in the Toyota. Driver was wearing seatbelt, but lack of airbag caused drivers arm and chest to hit steering wheel and legs to hit other components.”

NHTSA complaint #11053796, filed 2017-12, 24,000 miles

“I was entering traffic from a stop sign and collided with a black car at night that did not have it's headlights on. Their air bag deployed, - mine did not. City of raleigh, nc. Streets.”

NHTSA complaint #11387408, filed 2021-01, 37,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202522%
2024127%
202385%
2022107%
202112532%
2020559%
2019455%
2018165%
2017207%
2016198%
2015155%
2014126%
2013135%
2012228%
2011207%
2010287%
2009134%
20085810%
20079910%
2006578%
20055942%
20044731%
2003103%
2002224%
2001134%
200013%
19991423%
19981317%
199759%
199649%

Other parts of the 2015 Toyota RAV4

Electrical system
85 complaints
Other or unknown
61 complaints
Steering
47 complaints
Engine
37 complaints
Brakes
31 complaints
Body and structure
31 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
25 complaints
Vehicle speed control
21 complaints
Fuel system
13 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaints
Exterior lighting
6 complaints
Seat belts
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2015 Toyota RAV4

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology