Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Reporting safety defects for u.S. Owners
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) in addition to notifying toyota motor sales, u.S.A., Inc.
(Toll-free: 1-800-331-4331).
If nhtsa receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, nhtsa cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or toyota motor sales, u.S.A., Inc.
To contact nhtsa, you may call the vehicle safety hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.Safercar.Gov ; or write to: administrator, nhtsa, 1200 new jersey ave, s.E., Washington, dc 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.Safercar.Gov.
For owners
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Seat belt instructions
for canadian owners
(in french)
The following is a french explanation of seat belt instructions
extracted from the seat belt section in this manual.
See the seat belt section for more detailed seat belt instructions in
english.
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Other materials:
Rear brake
Components
Removal
Hint:
Use the same procedures for the lh side and rh side.
The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
Remove rear wheel
Drain brake fluid
Notice:
Wash off brake fluid immediately if it comes in
contact with any painted surface.
Disconnect rea ...
Engine control system malfunction
Description
If a malfunction in the engine control system is detected, the operations of
vsc and trc are prohibited
by the fail-safe function. When the signals from the engine are input normally,
the fail-safe is canceled and
the dtc is not stored.
Inspection procedure
Check harn ...
Cleaning and protecting
the vehicle exterior
Perform the following to protect the vehicle and maintain it in
prime condition:
Working from top to bottom, liberally apply water to the vehicle
body, wheel wells and underside of the vehicle to remove any dirt
and dust.
Wash the vehicle body using a sponge or soft cloth, such as a
cha ...
