# NHTSA recall 20V373000

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: 20V373000
- Manufacturer's number: 20TB11 / 20TA11
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2020\-06\-24
- Owners notified: 2020\-08\-17
- Component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 46
- Part numbers: 44250\-0R021, 44250\-0R011

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain 2019\-2020 RAV4 and 2020 RAV4 Hybrid vehicles equipped with electric power steering \(EPS\).  Water may enter through the steering gear box cover and cause a loss of electric power steering assist.


## What can happen

A loss of power steering assist could increase steering effort at low vehicle speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering gear box, free of charge.  The recall began August 17, 2020.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1\-888\-270\-9371.  Toyota's number for this recall is 20TB11 / 20TA11.


## 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: 46
- Reported remedied: 46 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

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

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [T\-TT\-0616\-20](/bulletins/10177581.md), 2020-07-27, Service bulletin

## 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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