Toyota 4Runner: recalls and complaints by model year
NHTSA lists 45 recall campaigns for the Toyota 4Runner, model years 1984 to 2026. NHTSA has 850 complaints on file for this model line. 30 of the 43 model years have a page on this register.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 19840
- 19850
- 19860
- 19870
- 19881
- 19891
- 19901
- 19911
- 19921
- 19931
- 19941
- 19951
- 19962
- 19971
- 19981
- 19990
- 20000
- 20011
- 20021
- 20033
- 20042
- 20055
- 20065
- 20075
- 20085
- 20096
- 201012
- 201110
- 20128
- 20136
- 20147
- 20159
- 20168
- 20175
- 20185
- 20194
- 20201
- 20211
- 20223
- 20231
- 20241
- 20251
- 20262
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Complaints | Share of the line average | Units in the campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Toyota 4Runner | 2 | 0 | 0% | 229 |
| 2025 Toyota 4Runner NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 591,377 |
| 2024 Toyota 4Runner NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 33,848 |
| 2023 Toyota 4Runner NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 13 |
| 2022 Toyota 4Runner | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1,019 |
| 2021 Toyota 4Runner NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 280 |
| 2020 Toyota 4Runner NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 280 |
| 2019 Toyota 4Runner | 4 | 0 | 0% | 1,530,705 |
| 2018 Toyota 4Runner | 5 | 0 | 0% | 1,528,151 |
| 2017 Toyota 4Runner | 5 | 0 | 0% | 3,803 |
| 2016 Toyota 4Runner | 8 | 0 | 0% | 2,233,605 |
| 2015 Toyota 4Runner | 9 | 0 | 0% | 4,070,155 |
| 2014 Toyota 4Runner | 7 | 0 | 0% | 4,068,880 |
| 2013 Toyota 4Runner | 6 | 0 | 0% | 2,862,188 |
| 2012 Toyota 4Runner | 8 | 0 | 0% | 2,815,643 |
| 2011 Toyota 4Runner | 10 | 0 | 0% | 4,010,429 |
| 2010 Toyota 4Runner | 12 | 10 | 51% | 5,059,735 |
| 2009 Toyota 4Runner | 6 | 9 | 46% | 1,802,296 |
| 2008 Toyota 4Runner | 5 | 30 | 152% | 1,799,061 |
| 2007 Toyota 4Runner | 5 | 44 | 223% | 1,799,061 |
| 2006 Toyota 4Runner | 5 | 75 | 379% | 2,116,237 |
| 2005 Toyota 4Runner | 5 | 67 | 339% | 2,116,237 |
| 2004 Toyota 4Runner | 2 | 69 | 349% | 1,683,653 |
| 2003 Toyota 4Runner | 3 | 61 | 309% | 1,392,902 |
| 2002 Toyota 4Runner | 1 | 30 | 152% | 768,379 |
| 2001 Toyota 4Runner | 1 | 30 | 152% | 768,379 |
| 2000 Toyota 4Runner | 0 | 34 | 172% | |
| 1999 Toyota 4Runner | 0 | 43 | 218% | |
| 1998 Toyota 4Runner NHTSA page | 1 | 21 | 106% | 273,743 |
| 1997 Toyota 4Runner | 1 | 35 | 177% | 273,743 |
| 1996 Toyota 4Runner | 2 | 10 | 51% | 289,450 |
| 1995 Toyota 4Runner | 1 | 33 | 167% | 977,839 |
| 1994 Toyota 4Runner NHTSA page | 1 | 8 | 40% | 977,839 |
| 1993 Toyota 4Runner | 1 | 46 | 233% | 977,839 |
| 1992 Toyota 4Runner | 1 | 52 | 263% | 977,839 |
| 1991 Toyota 4Runner | 1 | 39 | 197% | 977,839 |
| 1990 Toyota 4Runner | 1 | 74 | 374% | 977,839 |
| 1989 Toyota 4Runner NHTSA page | 1 | 6 | 30% | 977,839 |
| 1988 Toyota 4Runner NHTSA page | 1 | 9 | 46% | 4,842 |
| 1987 Toyota 4Runner NHTSA page | 0 | 5 | 25% | |
| 1986 Toyota 4Runner NHTSA page | 0 | 7 | 35% | |
| 1985 Toyota 4Runner NHTSA page | 0 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1984 Toyota 4Runner NHTSA page | 0 | 2 | 10% |
The share is the complaints of the model year divided by the average of the line for one model year. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.
A model year with fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints has no page here. The link in its row opens its NHTSA page.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Components in the complaints
1,057 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
| Component | Per 1,000 | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 191.1 | 202 |
| Power Train | 137.2 | 145 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 118.3 | 125 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 98.4 | 104 |
| Structure | 64.3 | 68 |
| Steering | 53.9 | 57 |
| Suspension | 52 | 55 |
| Tires | 46.4 | 49 |
| Electrical System | 36.9 | 39 |
| Visibility | 32.2 | 34 |
Counts by year
Other model lines of the make
- Camry59 campaigns
- Prius35 campaigns
- Corolla59 campaigns
- Sienna50 campaigns
- Tacoma56 campaigns
- Tundra74 campaigns
- RAV450 campaigns
- Avalon34 campaigns
- Sequoia26 campaigns
- Highlander51 campaigns
- 4 Runner0 campaigns
- Matrix7 campaigns
- Camry Solara5 campaigns
- Celica9 campaigns
- Pickup1 campaign
- Tercel2 campaigns
- FJ Cruiser17 campaigns
- T1001 campaign
- Previa3 campaigns
- Highlander Hybrid26 campaigns
- Land Cruiser19 campaigns
- Echo5 campaigns
- Yaris23 campaigns
- Toyota0 campaigns
- Camry Hybrid20 campaigns
- Crown5 campaigns
- Venza11 campaigns
- Supra14 campaigns
- Sequoia SR50 campaigns
- Cressida4 campaigns
- Van3 campaigns
- Corolla Matrix17 campaigns
- HI Lux3 campaigns
- Tundra Hybrid15 campaigns
- Corona12 campaigns
- Avalon Hybrid10 campaigns
- RAV4 Hybrid12 campaigns
- Sienna Hybrid8 campaigns
- Prius V5 campaigns
- Sequoia Hybrid7 campaigns
- Prius Prime6 campaigns
- RAV4 Prime7 campaigns
- Corolla Cross Hybrid6 campaigns
- Grand Highlander7 campaigns
- BZ4X4 campaigns
- Grand Highlander Hybrid6 campaigns
- Prius Plug-In Hybrid4 campaigns
- RAV4 EV3 campaigns
- Venza Hybrid5 campaigns
- C-HR6 campaigns
- Corolla Hybrid4 campaigns
- Land Cruiser Hybrid4 campaigns
- Mirai4 campaigns
- Corolla Cross4 campaigns
- Tacoma Hybrid5 campaigns
- GR Corolla2 campaigns
- Prius C4 campaigns
- 863 campaigns
- Mark II2 campaigns
- Corolla Hatchback3 campaigns
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
Cite this page
Recall Register. Toyota 4Runner: recalls and complaints by model year. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/4runner/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
The model name is the name in the NHTSA files. NHTSA keeps a variant of a model as a different line. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Which Toyota 4Runner model years have the most recall campaigns?
- 2010 with 12, 2011 with 10, 2015 with 9. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.
- Which Toyota 4Runner model year has the most complaints?
- The 2006 model year, with 75 of the 850 complaints for the line. A newer model year has had less time to get complaints.
- Which components do the complaints about the Toyota 4Runner name?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 191.1 per 1,000 component mentions. Power Train: 137.2 per 1,000 component mentions. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 118.3 per 1,000 component mentions.
- How many NHTSA investigations name the Toyota 4Runner?
- 7 investigations name one or more model years of the line. The page of each model year lists its investigations.