Toyota RAV4 (2025): Seats
Recall 26V256000 · Apr 22, 2026 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
4
vehicles affected
4
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 26V256000
- Date
- Apr 22, 2026
- Maker
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Units affected
- 4
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seats > Critical fasteners
- Model years
- 2025
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2025 RAV 4 vehicles. The front seat brackets for the seat rails may be welded improperly.
What can happen
Improperly welded seat brackets can prevent the seat from adequately restraining an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Dealers will inspect and repair the seat bracket welds as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 19, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26TB09 and 26TA09.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 26V256000?
1 model: Toyota RAV4 (2025), about 4 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 26V256000?
Dealers will inspect and repair the seat bracket welds as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 19, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26TB09 and 26TA09.
What can happen?
Improperly welded seat brackets can prevent the seat from adequately restraining an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.