2014 Toyota RAV4 Service and Repair Manual

Work on a 2014 Toyota RAV4 and the numbers have to match the car in front of you — the 2.5L four-cylinder (2AR-FE) as Toyota built it for 2014. A clearance or a tightening sequence here reads the way Toyota published it for this model year, not the way it was written for the year before or the year after.

Engines

• 2.5L 2500CC l4 GAS Naturally Aspirated

Trims

• EV
• LE
• Limited
• XLE

Known issues on the 2014 RAV4. Four recalls are on federal record for this vehicle. The first, from Southeast Toyota Distributors, covers 2014-2015 RAV4 along with other Toyota and Scion models, where accessories that detach from a vehicle may result in a vehicle crash and/or personal injury. The second, also from Southeast Toyota Distributors, is a trailer hitch recall on 2013-2015 RAV4 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2013 to December 29, 2014 and equipped with an accessory trailer light; on those the system can incorrectly detect an electrical short and turn off the trailer lights. The third covers the electric power assist steering system on 2014-2015 RAV4 vehicles, where an unexpected loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash. The fourth covers the 12-volt battery on 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles: certain replacement batteries may not fit properly in the battery tray, and a battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire. Owners have logged 275 complaints against the 2014 RAV4, and 177 technical service bulletins have been issued for it. Each of those systems has a factory diagnostic and repair procedure written for this chassis.

Whether you are chasing a power steering fault, confirming a replacement battery sits square in its tray, or working through a scheduled service interval, the procedure and the figures are Toyota's own, written for this 2014 RAV4.