# NHTSA recall 15V284000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

**NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V284000
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2015\-05\-13
- Owners notified: 2015\-08\-21
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 159700

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain model year 2004\-2005 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured May 13, 2003, to October 25, 2005.  The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual\-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.


## What can happen

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.


## The remedy

Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed.  Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag, free of charge.  Owners were mailed an interim notice June 17, 2015.  The recall began on August 21, 2015.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1\-800\-331\-4331.


## 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.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 25, for 2021 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-10\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 159700
- Reported remedied: 113997 \(71%\)
- Reported unreachable: 7798
- Reported removed: 37118

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2004 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-13 to 2005\-10\-25.
- [2005 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2005/recalls.md). Built 2003\-05\-13 to 2005\-10\-25.

## Investigated as EA15001

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EA15001: Engineering analysis, opened 2015\-02\-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V284000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V284000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V284000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V284000)

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