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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTMBD33V485••••••2008 Toyota RAV4
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2008 Toyota RAV4 build (5 vs 3).
5on this build
508on the model
197builds in total
1involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedService Brakes 2Hydraulic 1Visibility 1Air Bags 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashJan 2010
On friday, january 29th, 2010, my wife was driving our 2008 toyota rav 4 when the brakes were ineffective at slowing the vehicle as she approached a stop light. Although she stood on the brakes she left no skid marks before stopping in the intersection as she collided with a…
Vehicle Speed ControlMar 2016
Sudden acceleration. Car was stopped in park and shifted to drive. Transmission made a large clunk sound as it went into drive and then accelerated to what sound like full throttle. My foot was on the brake and the car didn't move much but was bucking against the brake. I…
Air BagsApr 2013
Airbag warning light has come on and scan shows that it is a "spiral cable" that needs to be replaced. Unknown to me was that airbag wouldn't deploy while this light is on. Car hasn't been in any accident and this appears to be low mileage to have this event. This is a major…
VisibilityFeb 2012
The driver side visor started sagging. For a while I could push it back up and it would stay. After a couple months, I could not use it on the side window, it just hung down. It finally was un-usable. Toyota has replaced it, but it took 3 trips to the dealer to get it replaced.…
Service BrakesNov 2012
Brake releases on its own. We were at the stop light, brake paddle floored as if it was loosing pressure. Immediately re applied the brake and it happened again. Subsequently it started happening same, and it now happens most of the time, we nearly avoided collision with the…
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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 JTMBD33V485199655 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.