I worry about that myself here in California they are stolen often.

 

I am in San Diego and drive to Orange County and Los Angeles occasionally.

 

My wife works at an elementary school and one of her co-workers had hers cut out and stolen right out in the school parking lot. Long driveway with one way in and one way out. I would have thought it would be safe there but I guess not.

 

Did they have a RAV4?

 

Scum will do anything.

They just need to make cat scrap reseel has to be done at police station. ID, fingerprint, proof of vehicle ownership the supposed converter was removed from.

 

That certainly seems like a workable solution. I wonder why that is not being done?

 

I don't think the vehicle that was damaged was a RAV4. My point was that it is surprising the situations in which these thieves will strike.

 

I live in an urban neighborhood, and a few streets down someone cut the cats off every street-parked car that wasn't a low profile vehicle. Every one.

Tweakers gonna tweak.

 

I checked maybe 2mo ago w/ local toyota dealer parts dept and was told they don't have a solution yet. If I had to park with any regularity in high risk areas I would absolutely find a theft deterrent devise and they do exist. Too bad these aren't hidden or obscured behind a thick plate making them much harder to steal.

 

How about an off-roading skid plate? Anyone have any feedback on this part (?):

toyota RAV4 Front Skid Plate for Adventure & TRD Off-Road models - PT93842210 - Genuine toyota Accessory

EDIT - Skid plate will probably not work - I found this one online, and it only protects under the engine - it is not large enough to extend over the CC, and if it did, doesn't look like there is anywhere to mount it to...

LP Aventure front skid plate - 2019-2021 Toyota RAV 4 – LP Aventure Inc

BUT this is available for Tacoma:

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Oregon law has just gone into effect. People trying to sell cats have to provide photo I.D. including their driver license, VIN, license plat number, and make and year of vehicle from which cat originated, and then wait two weeks before receiving payment from the buyer.

 

They should add Registered Owner ONLY, fingerprinting, and a wait period of 9months. Criminal scum can't wait 9months. They could pull it off on a vehicle they own, but attempting to do it multiple times to their own vehicle will raise flags. I can't imagine freinds/family wanting to be a straw seller due to the fingerprinting and legal troubles for a few dollars kicked back by the scum.

Fingerprinting easily done, as their are locations that do this for certain job requirement (ie nursing). CAT scrap sellers would have to show-up w/ legitimate license & get fingerprinted.

 

If it were possible, I'd want C4 inside the CAT to self detonate once a the CAT is a safe distance from the vehicle. SCUM no longer a nuisance to society.

 

Some states are cracking down on scrap metal sales including cats. A link to a scrap metals trade association publication for all states regarding laws, for Oregon scroll down to page 235:: https://www.isri.org/docs/default-source/state-program/State-Metals-Theft-Statutes.pdf Some states began to take action because of thefts of copper wire, including from vital electrical situations.

 

the cat on the rav4 are connected to the manifold so its not accessible the one u see is the second cat and it has almost no value.

 

We should take an electric scriber and etch "Resonator" on this second CAT so these low life's will leave it alone.

 

Every day I think more and more about security cams. Won’t stop it but I’d have something to show to police and insurance.

 

Depending on where you live, police are not likely to do anything for a cat theft. But cameras do at least provide some answers when something happens to your car…

 

We don't have problems with catalytic converter thefts here. But we have major car theft rings that steal the entire cars in under 20 secs without any damage
They seem to be able to download and duplicate the frequency needed to unlock and start the car from the internet somehow
This is a major problem here 10-20 high end Toyotas and Lexus are stolen every night. And 99% are never recovered and more then likely shipped off overseas

 

We don't have problems with catalytic converter thefts here. But we have major car theft rings that steal the entire cars in under 20 secs without any damage
They seem to be able to download and duplicate the frequency needed to unlock and start the car from the internet somehow
This is a major problem here 10-20 high end Toyotas and Lexus are stolen every night. And 99% are never recovered and more then likely shipped off overseas

Reminds me of this gem from Top Gear…

 

From my 2022 Prime XLS.

Tom

 

wow that looks like it sux for the prime rav4

 

seems like its only on the prime is like this:

2021 Toyota RAV4 PRIME Catalytic Converter (Front). EXHAUST, Engine - 1741025320 - Genuine Toyota Part

Catalytic Converter (Front). EXHAUST, Engine. 2021 Toyota RAV4 PRIME. Genuine Toyota Part - 1741025320 (17410-25320)

parts.toyota.com

curious why the prime has so many cats compared to the hybrid.

2021 Toyota RAV4 PRIME Catalytic Converter with Integrated Exhaust Manifold - 1714125150 - Genuine Toyota Part

Catalytic Converter with Integrated Exhaust Manifold. 2021 Toyota RAV4 PRIME. Genuine Toyota Part - 1714125150 (17141-25150, 1714125151, 1716725040, 1716825040)

parts.toyota.com

 

seems like its only on the prime is like this
curious why the prime has so many cats compared to the hybrid.

One for the ICE system and one for the electric system?

(/s in case that isn't clear)

 

Maine now requires dealers and service agencies to engrave the VIN on catalysts when they work on the vehicle (maine has mandatory yearly auto inspections). Anyone caught with a cat without a VIN is presumed to have stolen property, scrap recyclers have to have proof of VIN. Folks can always go over the border to NH to sell them but it is a start to take the profit out of the theft.

 

Toyota needs to step up their game before they start loosing market share. Almost all 2022 Ford models have a feature that if any of the emission cables are cut the alarm automatically goes off. Simple yet effective Cat Theft prevention..

 

Toyota needs to step up their game before they start loosing market share. Almost all 2022 Ford models have a feature that if any of the emission cables are cut the alarm automatically goes off. Simple yet effective Cat Theft prevention..
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i really like the ford mavericks, and have you seen the new dodge suv and the chevy cars they are on fire !!! toyota has gotten lazy and a little cheap these days.