# NHTSA recall 23V734000

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: 23V734000
- Manufacturer's number: 23TB13 / 23TA13
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2023\-11\-01
- Owners notified: 2024\-12\-27
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
- Units potentially affected: 1853568
- Part numbers: 74431\-42120, 74431\-0R040, 74404\-42190, 74404\-0R030

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain 2013\-2018 RAV4 vehicles.  Certain replacement 12\-volt batteries may not fit properly in the battery tray, allowing the battery to move and contact the hold\-down bracket, possibly causing a short circuit.


## What can happen

A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the battery clamp sub\-assembly, battery tray, and positive terminal cover, free of charge.  Owner letters were mailed December 27, 2024, to 2013\-2014 RAV4 owners.  Additional owner notification letters will be mailed in phases, phase 2 will begin on May 14, 2025, and phase 3 in late July 2025.  Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1\-800\-331\-4331.  Toyota's numbers for this recall are 23TB13 and 23TA13.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 7, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-23
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1853568
- Reported remedied: 679689 \(36%\)
- Reported unreachable: 80665
- Reported removed: 184816

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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

- [2013 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2013/recalls.md)
- [2014 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 TOYOTA RAV4](/makes/toyota/rav4/2018/recalls.md)

## Investigated as PE21005

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.

- PE21005: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2021\-02\-25, closed 2024\-08\-12. Battery Hold Down Bracket Thermal Events. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V734000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V734000/investigations)

## 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\-0687\-22](/bulletins/10210373.md), 2022-04-18, Service bulletin
- [Dealer Daily Mes](/bulletins/10190472.md), 2021-04-19, Service bulletin
- [Dealer Daily Mes](/bulletins/10190471.md), 2021-04-19, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0074\-20](/bulletins/10179602.md), 2020-09-14, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0553\-19 Rev](/bulletins/10178787.md), 2020-08-24, Service bulletin
- [TTT043217 Rev1](/bulletins/10152222.md), 2018-12-17, Service bulletin
- [TTT043217](/bulletins/10152210.md), 2018-12-17, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0043\-16](/bulletins/10140592.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0039\-16](/bulletins/10140588.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0395\-16](/bulletins/10140582.md), 2018-06-11, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V734000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V734000)

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