# NHTSA recall 20V734000

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: 20V734000
- Manufacturer's number: 20TB17/20TA17
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2020\-11\-25
- Owners notified: 2020\-12\-18
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; STEERING:COLUMN
- Units potentially affected: 161
- Part numbers: 45250\-07190, 45250\-07180

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain 2020\-2021 Toyota Avalon and 2020 Avalon Hybrid, RAV4, and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles.  Breakaway pins within the steering column, designed to absorb energy and reduce injury during a crash, could have been damaged during production, possibly affecting the performance of the driver's air bag in the event of a crash.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."


## What can happen

In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not perform as designed can increase the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering column, free of charge.  The recall began December 18, 2020.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1\-800\-331\-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is 20TB17/20TA17.


## 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 4 to 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-15
- Vehicles in the campaign: 161
- Reported remedied: 158 \(98%\)
- Reported unreachable: 3
- Reported removed: 0

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

- [2020 TOYOTA AVALON](/makes/toyota/avalon/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 TOYOTA AVALON](/makes/toyota/avalon/2021/recalls.md)
- [2020 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID](/makes/toyota/avalon/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [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.

## 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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