Recall Register

1997 Toyota 4Runner: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1997 Toyota 4Runner. The campaign is 02V021000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Jan 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension. NHTSA has 35 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 02V021000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace rear suspension parts. Although the 4WD 4runners do not exhibit the handling condition, toyota will recall these vehicles to avoid any public confusion as to which vehicles should receive the replacement parts. Owner notification began february 28, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
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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.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 273,743 units in total.

  1. 02V021000Received . 273,743 units.

    Suspension

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain 2-wheel-drive (2wd) and 4-wheel-drive (4WD) 4runner sport utility vehicles, a combination of heavy loading (simultaneous loading to rear gross axle weight rating and gross vehicle weight rating) and severe steering maneuvers could cause the 2wd 4runner to lose directional stability.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This may result in a loss of control and could increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace rear suspension parts. Although the 4WD 4runners do not exhibit the handling condition, toyota will recall these vehicles to avoid any public confusion as to which vehicles should receive the replacement parts. Owner notification began february 28, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number SSC 20A. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

35 complaints, 46 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1997 Toyota 4Runner: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Suspension11
Structure9
Power Train6
Vehicle Speed Control5
Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
Steering4
Tires2
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Electrical System1
Exterior Lighting1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 11.

Complaints that report a crash
3
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
6
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
6 Sep 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

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.

Complaints about the 1997 Toyota 4Runner, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2010, with 17 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19840
  2. 19850
  3. 19860
  4. 19870
  5. 19881
  6. 19891
  7. 19901
  8. 19911
  9. 19921
  10. 19931
  11. 19941
  12. 19951
  13. 19962
  14. 19971
  15. 19981
  16. 19990
  17. 20000
  18. 20011
  19. 20021
  20. 20033
  21. 20042
  22. 20055
  23. 20065
  24. 20075
  25. 20085
  26. 20096
  27. 201012
  28. 201110
  29. 20128
  30. 20136
  31. 20147
  32. 20159
  33. 20168
  34. 20175
  35. 20185
  36. 20194
  37. 20201
  38. 20211
  39. 20223
  40. 20231
  41. 20241
  42. 20251
  43. 20262

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Toyota 4Runner: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/4runner/1997/. 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
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Toyota 4Runner?
273,743 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Toyota 4Runner have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 45 recall campaigns for the Toyota 4Runner, model years 1984 to 2026. 1 of them names the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Toyota 4Runner name most often?
Suspension: 11 of 46 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Toyota 4Runner open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.