2005 Toyota RAV4 air bags problems
59 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2005 Toyota RAV4 — 42% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The recall repair was completed 7/15/25. It never updated in anyone’s system. I have been fighting between Toyota corp and the dealership for weeks more like a month just to get them to do the repair. After it was done I got my car damaged. A whole separate issue. I need to get inspection done on…”
filed Aug 11, 2025
“Air bag recall: I have been getting recall notices for years. I have notified toyota many times that I no longer own this vehicle!!! It was traded in to toyota of lewisville tx in october 25, 2014. This is bordering on harrassment! It is also a waste of money. I recently recieved a notice via…”
filed Jul 7, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously…Campaign 19V741000 · Oct 17, 2019
- Affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be…Campaign 15V284000 · May 13, 2015
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THE AIR BAG INFLATOR, WHICH IS USED IN…Campaign 06V096000 · Apr 3, 2006
Air Bags problems in other RAV4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 RAV4 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 RAV4 | 11 | 7% |
| 2023 RAV4 | 8 | 6% |
| 2022 RAV4 | 10 | 7% |
| 2021 RAV4 | 125 | 33% |
| 2020 RAV4 | 55 | 9% |
| 2019 RAV4 | 45 | 5% |
| 2018 RAV4 | 16 | 5% |
| 2017 RAV4 | 19 | 6% |
| 2016 RAV4 | 18 | 8% |
| 2015 RAV4 | 15 | 5% |
| 2014 RAV4 | 12 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 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.