Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Toyota RAV4 has 44 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
44
Complaints
1
Recalls
6
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
15V144000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, and Highlander Hybrid, and 201...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | STEERING | November 20,2025 I was driving my 2015 Toyota Rav-4….Turning into my driveway and Suddenly a light o... |
| Nov 6, 2025 | STEERING | There is an intermittent loss of the electric power steering assist. The car can't be steered during... |
| Oct 31, 2025 | STEERING | While driving a 2015 Toyota Rav4 (w/AWD) the vehicle's steering wheel started to shake and the vehic... |
| Feb 14, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an un... |
| Jul 27, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while driving 50-55 MPH, the vehicle lost po... |
| Oct 6, 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the power stee... |
| Oct 4, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My vehicle's electrical components short-circuited, steering became difficult to control and the veh... |
| Jun 23, 2023 | STEERING | The electronic power steering in my vehicle has been acting difficult for approximately 3 weeks now.... |
| Apr 6, 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Jun 8, 2022 | STEERING | Toyota informed me That my 2015 Rav4 is not eligible for Recall no. 15V144000, it does not apply to ... |
| May 23, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Power to the vehicle was lost while making a turn under a stop light. Emergency flashers were used. ... |
| Feb 10, 2022 | STEERING | Power steering suddenly failed (and dash lights came on) when my wife and 6 year old son were drivin... |
| Feb 10, 2022 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at approxima... |
| Dec 17, 2021 | STEERING | The pump failed |
| Jul 28, 2021 | STEERING | The power steering has recently stopped working while driving. When the car is started, the power st... |
| Mar 1, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | CAR RANDOMLY SHUT OFF ON MONDAY OF THIS YEAR.ALSO THE RADIO IS DEFECTIVE AND CAR TRY'S TO SWITCH GEA... |
| Feb 5, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | DRIVING NORMAL, MADE A RIGHT TURN AND CAR SUDDENLY RESTARTS, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP DURING TURN FOR... |
| Jan 14, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | DRIVING NORMAL, MADE A RIGHT TURN AND CAR SUDDENLY RESTARTS, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP DURING TURN FOR... |
| Sep 25, 2020 | STEERING | I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT S... |
| Jun 23, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I WAS EXITING A HIGHWAY ON A CURVE (EST. 40MPH) WHEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED INSTANTLY JERKING THE ... |