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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 2T3P1RFV2NW278730 · Checked Oct 30, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 3

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2T3P1RFV2NW•••••• 2022 Toyota RAV4

This build draws 2.3× more complaints than the average 2022 Toyota RAV4 build (3 vs 1).

3on this build
141on the model
109builds in total
Most reported Engine 2 Forward Collision Avoidance 1 Electrical System 1

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Electrical System Oct 2025
After driving for 35 minutes (in the rain), I pulled up to work and let someone out. While car was sitting there in park, it bucked in the back, I then put it into park and almost immediately, it shut off with this on the display "Engine Off, Steering Power Low, Do Not Drive".…
Unknown Or Other Aug 2025
I am filing this urgent complaint regarding a life-threatening defect in my 2022 Toyota RAV4 SUV that gravely endangers my family and the public. This is a desperate plea for intervention. For over a year, my vehicle has repeatedly displayed a terrifying, unreadable red alert…
Unknown Or Other Nov 2024
Yesterday while sitting in a drive thru, my Rav4 began shaking forwards and backwards a few times and then an error popped up saying Steering Power Low, Engine Off. At this point, I turned off my car and put it in park and it took a multiple times to get the car to power back…

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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 2T3P1RFV2NW278730 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.