{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Toyota recall 23V734 (23TB13 / 23TA13): 2013-2018 RAV4",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v734/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V734 (Toyota): A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire. Toyota's own number: 23TB13 / 23TA13.",
  "excerpt": "Toyota Rav4, model years 2013 to 2018. Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 1 November 2023. 1,853,568 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles. Certain replacement 12-volt batteries may not fit properly in the battery tray, allowing the battery to move and contact the hold-down bracket, possibly causing a short circuit. 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: 23TB13 / 23TA13. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V734 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: “A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.” 23V734 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery 1 November 2023 2013-2018 TOYOTA RAV4 A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire. Dealers will replace the battery clamp sub-assembly, battery tray, and positive terminal cover, free of charge. Owner letters were mai",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:33:47+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T23:53:34+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Toyota recall 23V734 (23TB13 / 23TA13): 2013-2018 RAV4\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v734/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}