This factory service and repair manual is tied to the 1996 Toyota RAV4 specifically — the 2.0L four-cylinder (3S-FE) and the two- and four-door utility bodies Toyota built that year — so a clearance or a tightening sequence you look up is the figure Toyota published for this vehicle, not one carried over from a neighboring year of the same nameplate.
Engines
- 2.0L 1998CC l4 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated
Trims
- 2D Utility
- 2D Utility, Automatic
- 2D Utility, Standard
- 4D Utility, Automatic
- 4D Utility, Standard
Known issues on the 1996 RAV4. One recall is on federal record for this model year, and it lands on exterior lighting rather than on the vehicle itself: Sabersport recalled 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies, sold under various part numbers as aftermarket equipment for a range of passenger vehicles. The consequence on record is decreased lighting visibility, which may result in a vehicle crash. Owners have logged 54 complaints for the year, and Toyota has issued 31 technical service bulletins.
Whether you are tracing a lighting fault, working through the engine’s service intervals, or checking a job a bulletin already covers, it holds you to Toyota’s own procedure and the correct specification for this 1996 RAV4.
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN O
TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2023 model year vehicles may be available provided the re
TT: Some Toyota vehicles installed with Toyota Complete Maintenance Care (TCMC) brake pads may exhibit a groan or squeak noise in various driving conditions
POL: This consolidated Tire Warranty Guide contains the complete warranty terms for all brands of ground and spare tires currently in use by Toyota. This information must be kept near the point of vehicle sale and be available to any custom
Product general information.
Replacement vin plates.
TT: Some Toyota vehicles installed with Toyota Complete Maintenance Care (TCMC) brake pads may exhibit a groan or squeak noise in various driving conditions.
TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2021 model year vehicles may be available provided the re
TT: Some Toyota vehicles installed with Toyota Complete Maintenance Care (TCMC) brake pads may exhibit a groan or squeak noise in various driving conditions.
Showing the 8 most recent of 46 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
DURING SIDE IMPACT, DESIGN/SHAPE OF HEAD REST CAUSED NECK INJURY TO DRIVER. ACCORDIING TO DRIVER'S DOCTOR, SHAPE/HARDNES
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DURING A HEA-ON COLLISION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HIT ICE POT HOLE, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A GUARD RAIL, PASSENGER'S AIR BAG D
VEHICLE PARKED ON SLIGHT HILL LOCKED IN REVERSE, ROLLED FORWARD DOWN HILL AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. CAUSE OF THIS HAS NOT BEE
THE ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO BURN AND RESULTING IN A "FIRE" ON THE BRAKES. BRAKES LOCKED UP
Showing the 5 most serious of 51 complaints filed with NHTSA.
