Recall Register

2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser. The newest campaign is 16V396000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Jun 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Front Assembly / Seat Heater/Cooler. NHTSA has 593 complaints on file for this model year.

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

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 16V396000, in the NHTSA record

SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET number for this recall is SET16B.

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Recall campaigns

8 campaigns, newest first. 889,331 units in total.

  • 16V396000Seats / Front Assembly / Seat Heater/Cooler
  • 14V743000Seats / Front Assembly / Seat Heater/Cooler
  • 13V163000Exterior Lighting
  • 13V098000Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
  • 10V036000Equipment / Other / Labels
  • 10V035000Equipment / Other / Labels
  • 09V223000Equipment / Other / Labels
  • 06V235000Tires / Bead
  1. 16V396000Received . 7,749 units.

    Seats / Front Assembly / Seat Heater/Cooler

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacoma, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2007-2011 Camry hybrid, 2009-2010 Venza, 2010-2012 Prius, 1988-1990 and 2005-2010 Camry, and 1989 and 2009-2010 Corolla vehicles equipped with aftermarket accessory seat heaters with a copper strand heating element. The electrical wiring in the seat heaters may be damaged when the seat cushion is compressed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET number for this recall is SET16B.

    Report filed by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number SET16B. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 14V743000Received . 3,233 units.

    Seats / Front Assembly / Seat Heater/Cooler

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 Rav4 and 4Runner. The affected vehicles may experience compression of the seat cushion which may damage the seat heater wiring.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.

    Report filed by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 13V163000Received . 208,000 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2007-2013 FJ Cruiser vehicles manufactured January 25, 2006 through February 23, 2013 and equipped with a Toyota Auxiliary Driving Lamp Kits mounted to the front bumper. These lamp assemblies include 55 watt bulbs and due to this wattage and mounting angle, the combination of the upper beam headlamps plus the auxiliary lamps are too bright and exceed the maximum light output allowed for an upper beam headlamp. Therefore, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Light intensities above the maximum allowable limit could cause increased glare for oncoming traffic and increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 55 watt bulbs with 35 watt bulbs, free of charge. The recall began on June 6, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 13V098000Received . 209,000 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2013 FJ Cruiser passenger vehicles. The retractors for the front driver and passenger seat belts are mounted in the access door (rear door) panels of the vehicle. Due to insufficient strength of the access door panel, cracks may develop in the panel if the access door is repeatedly and forcefully closed over an extended period of time.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If cracks occur in the panel around the lower retractor anchor, the seat belt retractor could become detached, which could increase the risk of injury to an occupant in the event of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The safety recall began on June 6, 2013. Toyota will mail an interim letter to owners late in April 2013. Remedy notifications to the owners for the repair will begin in late May 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

    Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 10V036000Received . 153,418 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Southeast toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 passenger vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." these vehicles were sold without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A driver may overload a vehicle which may increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. The safety recall began on may 27, 2010. Owners may contact southeast toyota at 1-800-301-6859.

    Report filed by SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 10V035000Received . 271,417 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Gulf states toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." these vehicles were sold between september 1, 2005 and june 2, 2008 without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This does not meet the standard requirements.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. Dealers will also correct the owner's manual. The safety recall began on may 27, 2010. Owners may contact gulf states toyota at 713-580-3300.

    Report filed by GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  7. 09V223000Received . 27,080 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota is recalling 27,080 model year 2005 through 2010 passenger cars built from september 1, 2005 to may 4, 2009. These vehicles were not equipped with load carrying capacity modification labels which fails to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Incorrect load carrying capacity modification labels could result in the vehicle being overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Toyota will notify owners and provide them with a new, accurate label to be installed over the inaccurate label free of charge. The safety recall began on august 18, 2009. Owners may contact toyota at 1-888-270-9371.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  8. 06V235000Received . 9,434 units.

    Tires / Bead

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain passenger vehicles equipped with either bridgestone dueler or dunlop grandtrek tires, there is a possibility that the inner bead of the tire may have been damaged. If the bead is damaged, a bulge may develop on the sidewall of the tire and air may leak from the area of the damaged bead.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the tire loses air pressure it may lead to a loss of vehicle control and increase the possibility of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect all five tires, including the spare tire, to determine if they are within the affected tire-to-wheel assembly range and replace all involved tires with new tires free of charge. The recall began on july 5, 2006. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. Note: due to an error in the DOT serial number section of the technical instructions, a number of vehicles were not inspected correctly. Toyota relaunched this campaign in mid-august 2006.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 6AD. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

593 complaints, 786 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.

  • 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
  • All 2007 vehicles
2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2007 FJ CruiserAll 2007 vehiclesFJ Cruiser, all yearsMentions
Structure31354.4278.7246
Unknown or Other101.837.291.880
Visibility99.222.769.778
Suspension99.241.910078
Power Train67.484.854.953
Service Brakes, Hydraulic58.523.55946
Fuel/Propulsion System38.240.332.830
Service Brakes33.135.943.426
Vehicle Speed Control30.546.628.724
Seat Belts30.511.342.624

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.

Complaints that report a crash
15
Complaints that report a fire
5
Injuries in the complaints
9
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
25 Jun 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 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2007, with 91 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. 20060
  2. 20078
  3. 20089
  4. 200910
  5. 201010
  6. 20116
  7. 20124
  8. 20134
  9. 20145
  10. 20151

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. 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/fj-cruiser/2007/. 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
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser?
889,331 units in 8 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Toyota FJ Cruiser have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 17 recall campaigns for the Toyota FJ Cruiser, model years 2006 to 2015. 8 of them name the 2007 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser name most often?
Structure: 246 of 786 component mentions, or 313 per 1,000. For all 2007 vehicles the figure is 54.4 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.