I wrote to Toyota, and here's their response: "... Thank you for contacting us. We're thrilled to learn of your interest in our 2026 Toyota RAV4 and we appreciate the opportunity to address your towing capacity inquiry.

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Discover top recommendations for floor and cargo mats for your Toyota RAV4, shared by enthusiasts in this forum thread. Toyota's software downloads page still claims there are no new updates for my RAV4, so these newer versions seem to be only available internally for now. Toyota doesn't have the best track record for software updates. What brand and weight rear differential oil are folks using? Toyota calls out 75-85 gear oil but, I can't seem to find any vendors (outside of Toyota) who sells that oil weight.

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I see a lot of 75-90 weight synthetic oil out on the market and curious what DIY folks are using. Thanks! There is an OEM hood deflector from Toyota that is available. The important point about hood deflectors is it must be below the sight line for the TSS camera on the windshield. The installation instructions for the OEM deflector shows how to insure it is below that sight line. has Toyota ever solved the problem of the cablegate interfering with the hybrid or if you do have a problem with cable gate is it under warranty?

and is it a quick fix ? Dealers notifying customers of a QC Hold on all 2026 RAV4s. Could be up to 60 days. Looking like Canada builds from what’s on other forums.