Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing: Visibility/Wiper
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 18, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 423,456. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 RAV4 vehicles manufactured October 27, 2008, to December 19, 2012 and 2012-2014 RAV4 EV vehicles manufactured July 24, 2012, to August 29, 2014. In the affected vehicles, water may drip onto the joint that connects the wiper linkage to the wiper motor.
The risk
Over time, the dripping water may cause corrosion and wear at the joint, potentially resulting in the separation of the wiper linkage. Once this occurs, the wipers would not function, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the water diverter channel. In addition, a new wiper linkage with a wiper motor crank arm will be installed. The wiper linkage will have a protective cover over the wiper linkage joint to minimize water splash and a retainer ring to prevent the wiper arm from separating from the wiper motor. The recall began on November 7, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service number at 1-800-331-4331.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Toyota RAV4 EV | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Toyota RAV4 | 260 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 Toyota RAV4 | 287 | 11 | 8 | 44 |
| 2010 Toyota RAV4 | 400 | 14 | 3 | 57 |
| 2009 Toyota RAV4 | 327 | 15 | 3 | 52 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V577000.
Full record for the 2014 Toyota RAV4 EV → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →