NHTSA Complaint #11653243 — 2020 TOYOTA RAV4

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11653243
Vehicle	2020 TOYOTA RAV4
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	April 7, 2025
Date Filed	April 7, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

After 4 to 5 years vehicle has begun to sporadically upon the first 10 minutes of driving to show a low power steering error message. The error message turns on and turns off within one second many people have been reporting the same issue with even their newer model RAV4’s. This is not acceptable.

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