{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Toyota recall 15V284: Model Year 2004-2005 Toyota RAV4",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v284/",
  "summary": "Recall 15V284 (Toyota): In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragment...",
  "excerpt": "Toyota Rav4, model years 2004 to 2005. Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 13 May 2015. 159,700 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2004-2005 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured May 13, 2003, to October 25, 2005. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.” 15V284 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module 13 May 2015 2004-2005 TOYOTA RAV4 This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told not to drive the vehicle at all . NHTSA applies this to a small minority of campaigns. 28 of the 1,399 we currently hold. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal a",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:11:24+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T07:58:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Toyota recall 15V284: Model Year 2004-2005 Toyota RAV4\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v284/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}