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Toyota 4 Runner

Every Toyota 4 Runner model year on file, 1994 to 2005. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,034152 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years121994 to 2005

Recall campaigns0Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins264Summed across model years

By model year

The 2003 model year drew the most complaints, 168

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Toyota 4 Runner complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

275

Tires

131

Brakes

130

Suspension

Powertrain

Airbags

Fuel system

Visibility and wipers

Electrical system

Steering

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Toyota 4 Runner model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Toyota 4 Runner by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Bulletins
2005	SUV	15	0.0	22	19
2004	SUV	66	7.6	107	40
2003	SUV	168	4.8	525	70
2002	SUV	32	25.0	99	8
2001	Not decoded	31	12.9	3,100	13
2000	SUV	104	24.0	425	9
1999	SUV	110	20.0	550	23
1998	SUV	120	13.3	857	21
1997	SUV	122	19.7	841	30
1996	SUV	89	18.0	809	28
1995	SUV	125	11.2	500	1
1994	SUV	52	19.2	274	2

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Toyota 4 Runner

No recall campaign lists this model.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.