Recall · 26V659000
Toyota Motor Engineering recalled the Toyota RAV4 Plug-IN Hybrid over engine and engine cooling
30,978
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
October 7, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2026 RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. The motor generator ECU may encounter an error, causing the plug-in-hybrid system to reduce power or shutdown when driven at higher speeds.
- What it can cause
- An unexpected powertrain shutdown can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will update the ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed starting November 22, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 26TA22.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup.
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota RAV4 Plug-IN Hybrid | 2026 | 2026 |
How this campaign compares
At 30,978 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 86% of the 19,883 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 472. It covers one model year, 2026, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2026, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Toyota vehicles have been recalled over the engine and engine cooling 14 times before this, most recently in May 2026 as 26V320000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 1 model year the campaign names. Their owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA, 13 of them before this campaign was filed.
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing with NHTSA on October 7, 2026 as campaign 26V659000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2026-10-07.
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