1998 TOYOTA RAV4 Recall Check

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NHTSA Safety Recall Results for 1998 TOYOTA RAV4

Recall #:
00V212000
Recall Date:
2000-08-10
Component(s):
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR: DISC: ROTOR

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTOR, WHEN EQUIPPED WITH STEEL WHEELS, CAN DEVELOP STRESS FRACTURES IF THE LUG NUTS ARE TIGHTENED WITH EXCESSIVE TORQUE.

Recall #:
00V211000
Recall Date:
2000-08-10
Component(s):
POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY ELECTRIC VEHICLES. IF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE REPEATEDLY PARKED BY PLACING THE SHIFT LEVER INTO THE "P" POSITION WITHOUT APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE PARKING LOCK ROD, A COMPONENT OF THE TRANSMISSION PARKING LOCK SYSTEM, COULD BREAK.

Recall #:
98V278000
Recall Date:
1998-11-09
Component(s):
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: ANTI-THEFT: CONTROL MODULE

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, MINI VANS AND PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEMS (TDS) SUPPLIED BY AUDIOVOX CORPORATION AND DISTRIBUTED BY SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS, INC. IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. THE ALARM WIRING HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE ALARM HARNESS TO COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT. A PERCENTAGE OF THE FEMALE TERMINALS USED IN THE ALARM CONNECTOR WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING AN 'OPEN CIRCUIT' CONDITION WHEN MATED TO THE MALE IGNITION SWITCH TERMINALS.

Recall #:
98E035000
Recall Date:
1998-10-20
Component(s):
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: ANTI-THEFT: CONTROL MODULE

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AFTERMARKET THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEMS USED ON 1998-1998 TOYOTA RAV4, AVALON, AND SIENNA MODEL VEHICLES DISTRIBUTED BY SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS, INC. IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. THE ALARM WIRING HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE ALARM HARNESS TO COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT. A PERCENTAGE OF THE FEMALE TERMINALS USED IN THE ALARM CONNECTOR WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING AN "OPEN CIRCUIT" CONDITION WHEN MATED TO THE MALE IGNITION SWITCH TERMINALS.

Recall #:
20V033000
Recall Date:
2020-01-22
Component(s):
AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE: INFLATOR MODULE

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 1998-2000 RAV4, 1998-1999 RAV4 EV and Celica and 1997-1998 Supra vehicles. These vehicles were equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.

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TOYOTA RAV4 1998 Market Price Analysis

Price/Year Dependence

Price/Kilometers Dependence

TOYOTA RAV4 1998 Ownership Cost

Title Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total for 5 years

Depreciation

Year 1 $512

Year 2 $472

Year 3 $433

Year 4 $394

Year 5 $354

Total for 5 years: $2,165

Insurance

Year 1 $1,451

Year 2 $1,502

Year 3 $1,554

Year 4 $1,609

Year 5 $1,665

Total for 5 years: $7,781

Fuel

Year 1 $1,625

Year 2 $1,674

Year 3 $1,732

Year 4 $1,802

Year 5 $1,883

Total for 5 years: $8,716

Maintenance

Year 1 $2,763

Year 2 $2,462

Year 3 $1,099

Year 4 $792

Year 5 $2,291

Total for 5 years: $9,407

Repair

Year 1 $1,918

Year 2 $1,290

Year 3 $1,473

Year 4 $1,590

Year 5 $1,816

Total for 5 years: $8,087

Taxes & Fees

Year 1 $323

Year 2 $37

Year 3 $47

Year 4 $30

Year 5 $42

Total for 5 years: $479

Total for 5 years: $36,635

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