{"id":"2022_toyota_rav4_prime","make":"Toyota","make_slug":"toyota","model":"RAV4 Prime","model_slug":"rav4-prime","year":2022,"url":"/toyota/rav4-prime/2022/","pts":["phev"],"configs":[{"id":44984,"model":"RAV4 Prime 4WD","pt":"phev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"SIDI & PFI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":40,"hwy":36,"comb":38,"cityA":105,"hwyA":84,"combA":94,"kwh100":36.0,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":42.0,"phev_comb":65,"charge240":4.5,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"40 and 134 kW AC Induction","fuel":"Regular Gas and Electricity","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":72,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1650,"save_spend":6000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Wed May 17 00:00:00 EDT 2023"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","segment":"Compact SUV","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"23V478000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:DC/DC CONVERTER","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2023-07-12","owner_notified":"2023-12-29","units":43442,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2021-2022 RAV4 Prime and 2022 Lexus NX450h+ plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) vehicles.  The electric current rectifying module contained within the DC-DC converter may have been damaged during production, which can result in an electrical short-circuit.","consequence":"A short circuit can cause the DC-DC converter to overheat, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.","remedy":"Owners are advised not to charge their vehicles when the ambient air temperature is below or expected to drop below 41 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius).  Dealers will replace the DC-DC converter, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 29, 2023.  Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is 23TB07/23LB01.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"23TB07/23LB01","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"22V519000","component":"AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2022-07-21","owner_notified":"2022-09-12","units":3533,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Rav4, Rav4 Hybrid, and Rav4 Prime vehicles.  The front passenger seat may have been assembled with interference between internal parts that may cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor to incorrectly detect the occupant.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"Incorrect detection of an occupant may result in improper air bag deployment during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and repair the front passenger seat, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2022.  Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA08.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"22TA08","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V239000","component":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2022-04-13","owner_notified":"2022-05-27","units":458110,"summary":"Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Lexus LX 600, Lexus NX 350h, Lexus NX 450h+, Toytoa RAV4 Hybrid, 2021-2022 Lexus LS 500h, Toyota Mirai, RAV4 PRIME, Sienna, Venza, and 2020-2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid vehicles.  The Skid Control ECU software may not turn on the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system when the vehicle is restarted after the driver has disabled the VSC system.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, \"Electronic Stability Control Systems.\"","consequence":"Driving with a deactivated stability control system increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the Skid Control ECU software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 27, 2022.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA03.  Lexus' number for this recall is 22LA01.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"22TA03, 22LA01","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":74,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":21,"crash":5,"fire":0,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",7],["Unspecified",6],["Power Train",3],["Service Brakes",3],["Forward Collision Avoidance",2],["Structure",2]],"by_year":{"2022":2,"2023":5,"2024":8,"2025":3,"2026":3},"excerpts":[["2026-05-17","Service Brakes","I was beginning to slowly back out of a parking space in a super market parking lot. I had not put my foot on the accelerator because my car begins to slowly inch backwards once it is put into reverse. As the car began to inch backwards, I saw a car approaching down the parking lot driveway behind me. I immediately ste\u2026"],["2026-04-17","Electrical System","Incident Detail: In April 2026, my 2022 Toyota RAV4 Prime (VIN: [XXX] ) suffered a critical failure where the charging cable became physically locked in the vehicle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s high-voltage (HV) charging port. I transported the vehicle to Ken Garff Cheyenne (authorized Toyota dealer), where management allowed non-certified, no\u2026"],["2025-12-09","Visibility","The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Rav4 Prime. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, there was a loud bang like a gunshot heard, and the sunroof shattered. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road, and the contact inspected the vehicle, but the contact was unable to determine the cause of t\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.133,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":2,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":38,"ncap":null,"complaints":21},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}