Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2001 Toyota RAV4 has 0 recalls, 323 complaints.
0
Recalls
323
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2001 Toyota RAV4 4-DR.
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2024 | AIR BAGS | My Rav4 is 23 years old and has 76K miles on it. Does it have Takata airbags? If so, I want them r... |
| Aug 5, 2023 | SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2001 Toyota Rav4 was sold at Auction, to a used car dealership. I purchased this car from the used ... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY2001RAV4 WITH 125000 STARTED JUMPING INTO GEAR ALSO THE RPM REVS UP BUT VECHICLE LOSSES POWER VER... |
| Dec 6, 2019 | SUSPENSION | THE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE GAS TANK UP ROTTED OUT AND OFF. |
| Feb 21, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | MY 2001 SILVER TOYOTA RAV 4 HAD A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHEN I WAS DECELERATING TO ... |
| Feb 21, 2019 | STRUCTURE,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | MY 2001 RAV 4 REAR ENDED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND IT WAS DUE TO A MAJOR UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF ... |
| Feb 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | MY RAV 4 2001 HAS ABOUT 140,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS DEVELOPED A SERIOUS PROBLEM. TO CLARIFY, A MASSI... |
| Nov 21, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | THE RAV4 WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED |
| Aug 1, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ECM UNIT WENT BAD CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY TRANSMISSION |
| Jun 21, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | THE ECM ON MY 2001 RAV4 WAS CALIBRATED IN 2008 BY A LOCAL DEALER. UNDER RECALL 601. IN 2008 THE CAR... |
| Jun 3, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DRIVING CAR AND IT STARTED JERKING AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON TESTER SHOWED IT WAS RELA... |
| Apr 14, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | THE CAR STARTED TO HAVE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. |
| Apr 3, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING IRRATICALLY, SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE OFF SLOWLY UNTIL THE GEAR... |
| Apr 3, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR AND IT STARTED DOING STRANGE CHANGES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, SUCH AS SLIPP... |
| Nov 3, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY 2001 TOYOTA RAV4 HAS 63192 MILES ON IT. IT BEGAN EXHIBITING TRANSMISSION/ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ... |
| Aug 11, 2016 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | AQUIRED MY 2001 TOYOTA RAV4 ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. AND NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE ECM AS T... |
| May 8, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL I DRIVE MY 2001 RAV4 THAT I INHERITED FROM MY MOTHER. THE CAR IS 15 YEARS OLD BUT ON... |
| Apr 6, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF. 2001 TOYOTA RAV4 . I HAVE LIVED IN THE STATE OF HAWAII FO... |
| Jan 7, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | WHEN I CHANGE GEAR OR PRESS ACCELERATOR TO GIVE GAS, MY CAR DOESN'T PICK UP RACE AND DOESN'T SHIFT T... |
| Jun 5, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING HARSH SHIFTING FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO BUT THE MOST DEBILITATING TRANSMISSION... |