2011 Toyota RAV4 seat belts problems
30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 2011 Toyota RAV4 — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact's sister owns a 2011 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while the vehicle was at the dealer for a service appointment, the dealer performed the recall repair of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V096000(Seat Belts); however, after the recall repair, the seat belts became inoperable. The dealer was…”
filed Jul 29, 2025
“Driver's side rear passenger seat belt keeps getting jammed in the intake storage and hard to nearly impossible to engage. Had it fixed a few times but passengers continue to have difficulty pulling the seat belt from its storage position.”
filed Jun 12, 2023
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 2011 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.