{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Toyota recall 20V734 (20TB17/20TA17): Toyota Avalon, Toyota Avalon Hybrid, Toyota Rav4 and 1 more (2020 to 2021)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v734/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V734 (Toyota): In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not perform as designed can increase the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Toyota Avalon, Toyota Avalon Hybrid, Toyota Rav4, Toyota Rav4 Hybrid, model years 2020 to 2021. Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 25 November 2020. 161 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Toyota Avalon and 2020 Avalon Hybrid, RAV4, and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles. Breakaway pins within the steering column, designed to absorb energy and reduce injury during a crash, could have been damaged during production, possibly affecting 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 Toyota's own number for this recall: 20TB17/20TA17. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V734 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. 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, an air bag that does not perform as designed can increase the risk of injury.” 20V734 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Air Bags:Frontal 25 November 2020 2020-2021 TOYOTA AVALON, TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID, TOYOTA RAV4, TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID In t",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:28:20+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:36:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Toyota recall 20V734 (20TB17/20TA17): Toyota Avalon, Toyota Avalon Hybrid, Toyota Rav4 and 1 more (2020 to 2021)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v734/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}