The 2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,615,784 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
BACK OVER PREVENTION25V7440002025-10-301,024,407 affected
Defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank…
Consequence
A rearview camera that fails to display an image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will update the parking assist software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB13 and 25LB06. Subaru's number for this recall is WRE25.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Venza, 2023-2025 RAV4 Prime, RAV4, Highlander, GR Corolla, Crown, 2024-2025 Lexus TX, LS, Toyota Tacoma, Grand Highlander, and 2025 Lexus RX, Toyota Crown Signia, Camry, RAV 4 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and 4 Runner vehicles. Due to…
Consequence
An instrument panel display that does not show critical information can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Remedy
Dealers will update the instrument panel software over-the-air (OTA) for non-PHEV vehicles, free of charge. For PHEV vehicles, dealers will inspect the instrument panel assembly, and either replace it, or update the software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 5, 2025. Additional letters will be sent,…
Complaints by component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
POWER TRAIN
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
TIRES
1
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
Total complaints9
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“After starting the rav4, the apple carplay quits unexpectedly both while stopped and while driving. Once it quits, the only way to reactivate apple carplay is to stop the car, shut the engine off, then restart. This is extremely dangerous especially while using the map for guidance and it suddenly…”
“Glass moonroof /sunroof on top of 2025 rav4 sudden shattered under normal driving conditions on freeway. The noise sounded like a gunshot and could have caused distraction / an accident. No evidence of impact from outside. No overpass that a rock could have come from. The dealer has not confirmed…”
“After purchasing a new vehicle, I have become aware of a persistent and widely reported problem with the toyota/lexus battery maintenance/charging logic for the 12v batteries in their hev and phev vehicles. This results in chronic under-charging of the 12v battery due to low charging voltage even…”
“With the car stopped & the transmission in the drive or reverse position with foot off the brake pedal: 1. Pushing the power button once to turn the car off results in the transmission automatically shifting from drive or reverse to neutral without automatically setting the parking brake. 2. If…”
“With the car stopped & the transmission in the drive or reverse position with foot off the brake pedal: 1. Pushing the power button once to turn the car off results in the transmission automatically shifting from drive or reverse to neutral without automatically setting the parking brake. 2. If…”
“The headlights on my rav4 do not shine far enough in front of the vehicle and have a straight line cut off at top of beam. While driving in rural areas of the california foothills this issue is dangerous. As you go up and down and wind around rural roads you cannot see far enough ahead to see what…”
“The multifunction display does not automatically dim at night as indicated in the manual and in the settings. The display stays at the level manually set. This means that it can be so bright at night that the driver is blinded to the road ahead which could lead to an accident. It is very difficult…”
“The contact owns a 2025 toyota rav4 equipped with dunlop tires, tire line: grand trek pt20, tire size: 225/60/r18, dot number: (n/a). The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph and depressing the accelerator pedal, the contact stated that there was an abnormal clicking sound coming…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid as of
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