Recall Register

2003 Toyota 4Runner: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2003 Toyota 4Runner. The newest campaign is 11V113000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Feb 2011. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal. NHTSA has 527 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

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

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

Remedy of the newest campaign, 11V113000, in the NHTSA record

The remedy is now available. The safety recall began early april 2011. The remedy will involve modification or replacement of the accelerator pedal and replacement of any toyota all-weather floor mat. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331 or lexus at 1-800-255-3987.
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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

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,392,902 units in total.

  1. 11V113000Received . 1,363,244 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2011 lexus lx570, 2003 through 2009 toyota 4runner, and 2006 through 2010 rav4 vehicles. The accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The remedy is now available. The safety recall began early april 2011. The remedy will involve modification or replacement of the accelerator pedal and replacement of any toyota all-weather floor mat. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331 or lexus at 1-800-255-3987.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 9LG. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 03V146000Received . 29,482 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with v6 engines, the fuel pulsation damper, located on the fuel rail, may have been improperly assembled, causing a diaphragm in the pulsation damper to be damaged. If the diaphragm fails, fuel may leak.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could result in an engine compartment fire if a heat source or an ignition source is present.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the pulsation damper. Owner notification began may 5, 2003. 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 30C. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 02V339000Received . 176 units.

    Wheels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with five factory alloy wheels (model 6934 and 6936), with factory llat, and with port installed wr4, four alloy wheel upgrade processed at the jacksonville, florida port and distributed by southeast toyota distributors in the states of alabama, florida, georgia, north and south carolina, when the vehicles were processed at the port, an alloy tire/wheel upgrade was installed. The upgrade included 4 alloy wheels. The original spare tire/alloy wheel was not changed. The spare tire requires the use of a different style of wheel nut to attach it to the vehicle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the spare tire/wheel is installed on the vehicle using the wheel nuts provided for the upgrade alloy wheel, damage to the wheel could result and could eventually lead to a loose wheel.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be provided with different style lug nuts, a warning label for the spare re/alloy wheel, and an owner's manual addendum.

    Report filed by SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

527 complaints, 718 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.

  • 2003 Toyota 4Runner
  • All 2003 vehicles
2003 Toyota 4Runner: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2003 4RunnerAll 2003 vehicles4Runner, all yearsMentions
Structure387.264.3275.5278
Suspension151.859125.9109
Unknown or Other135.123111.297
Service Brakes61.331.54444
Steering44.648.145.532
Vehicle Speed Control3241.333.823
Service Brakes, Hydraulic29.256.42621
Power Train29.2118.554.921
Engine and Engine Cooling19.574.535.414
Wheels15.310.913.511

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 26.

Complaints that report a crash
17
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
8
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
16 Jan 2026

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 2003 Toyota 4Runner, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2019, with 91 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2003 Toyota 4Runner
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP18002Defect petitionFrame corrosionStructure / Frame and Members17 Aug 201818 Mar 2022
RQ10003Recall queryUnintended and Uncontrolled AccelerationElectrical System / Software16 Feb 20101 Mar 201111V112000

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. 2003 Toyota 4Runner: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/4runner/2003/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Toyota 4Runner?
1,392,902 units in 3 campaigns. 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. 3 of them name the 2003 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Toyota 4Runner name most often?
Structure: 278 of 718 component mentions, or 387.2 per 1,000. For all 2003 vehicles the figure is 64.3 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Toyota 4Runner open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.