2012 Toyota RAV4 seat belts problems
30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 2012 Toyota RAV4 — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On june10th. I had a majoir accident in which both my wife & myself suffered fractured sternums & fractured ribs. What happened was that I pulled into a lot in princeton, n.j. & after stopping to set my gps, I just tapped the accelerator & the car shot forward, as if shot out of a cannon. While…”
filed Aug 7, 2020
“Air bag light is on all the time and seat bell is flashing and front rotors excessive rust and only about 2 1/2 inches in middle the rotors.”
filed Jan 9, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the event of a frontal collision, the rear seat belts for the outboard seats may be…Campaign 16V096000 · Feb 19, 2016
Seat Belts problems in other RAV4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 RAV4 | 5 | 3% |
| 2023 RAV4 | 1 | 1% |
| 2022 RAV4 | 5 | 4% |
| 2021 RAV4 | 8 | 2% |
| 2020 RAV4 | 4 | 1% |
| 2019 RAV4 | 10 | 1% |
| 2018 RAV4 | 3 | 1% |
| 2017 RAV4 | 4 | 1% |
| 2016 RAV4 | 2 | 1% |
| 2015 RAV4 | 6 | 2% |
| 2014 RAV4 | 2 | 1% |
| 2013 RAV4 | 4 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Toyota RAV4
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.