rav 4 transponder
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=107216
Printed Date: May 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Topic: rav 4 transponder
Posted By: maxcat
Subject: rav 4 transponder
Date Posted: September 04, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Hey all, will be working on a 2008, toyota rav 4 shortly. the paperwork says it may or may not have a transponder system. Is there a way (maybe the key) that you can tell before hand if it is so equiped with a transponder. Was hoping to grab a module before the install if needed. Thank-you in advance
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Posted By: enice
Date Posted: September 04, 2008 at 7:36 PM
Always have a module and be prepared to use it. We(our shop) have figured out that you have to look for something under the key cylinder. It is a black plug . If plugged in then it has a transponder. If there is a plug that is loose(not connected to anything) then it does not.
Posted By: robertsc
Date Posted: September 04, 2008 at 7:51 PM
all canadian vehicles made 2008 plus
are required by law to have a factory immobilizer
so yes it should have one
Posted By: Mike M2
Date Posted: September 05, 2008 at 6:33 AM
If there is a security light next to the heater controls it has it. If not, then not. I'd say i see about 60% with....
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Mike M2
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CS Dealer Services
Posted By: Chris Luongo
Date Posted: September 05, 2008 at 4:34 PM
That's interesting what robertsc said about Canadian models, and I do remember hearing that somewhere too.
For the U.S. RAV4, only the Limited trimline, with automatic climate controls, has the immobilizer key.
Base U.S. RAV4s (with three-knob manual climate control) do not have an immobilizer.
Posted By: robertsc
Date Posted: September 05, 2008 at 7:10 PM
9. IMMOBILIZERS Every passenger vehicle, multipurpose passenger vehicle, truck and 3 wheeled vehicle manufactured after September 1, 2007 and with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) less than 4,536 kg (10,000 lbs), except an emergency vehicle or a walk-in van, must be equipped with an immobilization system as per the requirements of CMVSS 114 https://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importation/VAFUS/list/Explanations.htm
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