# NHTSA recall 20V286000

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.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 20V286000
- Manufacturer's number: 20TB08 / 20TA08
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2020\-05\-20
- Owners notified: 2020\-08\-10
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- Units potentially affected: 9502
- Part numbers: 48068\-42070, 48069\-42070

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain 2019\-2020 RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles.  The front lower suspension arms may have cracks, which may result in the suspension arm separating from the front wheel assembly.


## What can happen

If a suspension control arm breaks, it can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace both front lower suspension arms, free of charge.  This recall began August 10, 2020.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1\-888\-270\-9371.  Toyota's interim numbers for this recall are 20TB08 / 20TA08.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 3 to 2025 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-07\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 9502
- Reported remedied: 9231 \(97%\)
- Reported unreachable: 173
- Reported removed: 49

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 2, 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

- [2019 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2020/recalls.md)
- [2019 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID](/makes/toyota/rav4/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID](/makes/toyota/rav4/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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)

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