2024 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

1 recalls, 11 complaints - 26 TSBs - 4/5 safety rating

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

Defect Description

Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain Toyota 2023 GR Supra, 2024 4 Runner, Corolla, Grand Highlander, Grand Highlander Hybrid, Land Cruiser Hybrid, Tacoma, Tacoma Hybrid, 2023-2024 BZ4X, Corolla Cross Hybrid, GR Corolla, GR86, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Prius, Prius Prime, Sequoia ... Read more

Consequence

A vehicle with an incorrect maximum capacity weight value may be overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

GST will mail new labels to owners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 16, 2024. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 24R2.

33,848 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Gulf States Toyota, Inc.

Complaint Statistics

11 total complaints

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER	2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	1
STEERING	1
ENGINE	1
SERVICE BRAKES	1
VISIBILITY/WIPER	1

Incident date: Oct 31, 2025

Got in my car and was buckeling my seatbelt and then a loud bang.. Sounded like a gunshot. The rear window exploded. This is a known issue with Nissan rogue. The sound scared me. I have chest pains from being so scared. Nissan dealer can't do anything and when I called Nissan customer affa... Read more

Incident date: Oct 31, 2025

The contact owns a 2024 Jeep Wrangler 4XE. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V741000 (Electrical System) and 25V766000 (Engine); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2025

Manufacture has not provided a fix in a timely manner for safety recall

Incident date: Mar 31, 2025

The contact owns a 2021 BMW 530I. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle hesitated. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with motor mount failure. There was an abnormal pulling sound detected. The vehicle ... Read more

Incident date: Mar 31, 2025

After hookup of any type of trailer to electrical on vehicle, left turn signal fails to operate on vehicle or trailer, and warning message is displayed on panel. After disconnection of trailer operation of all turn signals in vehicle resume as designed.

Incident date: Mar 22, 2025

Bottom window molding on all 4 windows fails prematurely, seemingly happening on every 10th-Generation Honda.

Incident date: May 23, 2025

The steering has gotten stiffer over time. It no longer returns to center on its own.

Incident date: May 23, 2025

Driver side rear tail light assembly ground wire burned up and caused the tail light assembly to stop working. Replaced tail light assembly and wiring harness. This is a common failure on the jeep renegades and should be recalled due to safety.

Incident date: Oct 16, 2024

See attached document for complaint.

Incident date: Sep 23, 2024

Vehicle started to display ACC PROBLEM, LKAS PROBLEM, TRNSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM, COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM, ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM, AUTO LIGHTS PROBLEM and BLIND SPOT INFO SYSTEM PROBLEM recently around September 19,2024 and disabled all the safety features mentioned on ... Read more

Incident date: May 2, 2024

I became the owner of a 2012 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid in 2016. At first there was no issues. Roughly a couple of months later, there was a power steering issue- so the car was driven to Ford with great difficulty where they reset the sensor or something and the power steering was working again. Now a coup... Read more

NHTSA Safety Ratings, 2024 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

2024 Toyota 4RUNNER SUV 4WD

Category	Rating
Overall Rating	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Frontal Crash	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Frontal Crash, Driver	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Frontal Crash, Passenger	3 / 5 ★★★☆☆
Side Crash	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash, Driver	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash, Passenger	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Rollover	3 / 5 ★★★☆☆
Rollover Risk	24.6%

Safety Technology

Feature	Status
Electronic Stability Control	Standard
Forward Collision Warning	Standard
Lane Departure Warning	Standard

Source: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings Program. Ratings are based on crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Technical Service Bulletins, 2024 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

26 manufacturer communications from 14 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
350000 EQUIPMENT	10
200000 WHEELS	3
190000 TIRES	2
060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	2
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2
356000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY	1
980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER	1
346000 COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS	1

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TSB: The Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset is a feature that allows the registration of new keys when all master keys are lost. Once the system is reset, all previously registered keys will be erased and can never be reused. Another feature,

061500 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION

This is to advise of various price adjustments that will affect Toyota Genuine Motor Oil and Long Life Coolant, effective March 1, 2024. These products are ordered through the Toyota Complete Maintenance Care (TCMC) website.

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

190000 TIRES

TSB: During the manufacturing process, tires are mounted on the vehicle as matched sets to help reduce conditions such as pulling or drifting. If the wheels are replaced or refinished before vehicle delivery, it is important that the tires

350000 EQUIPMENT

TSB: Long-term or off-site storage requires special care to keep vehicles factory fresh and ready for delivery. The following guidelines should be performed to minimize vehicle component/part degradation due to extended vehicle storage cond

350000 EQUIPMENT

TSB: 2024 model year Toyota vehicles are equipped with driver side floor mat retainers to secure the floor mat in the correct position. In addition, some models may also utilize retainers for passenger side and rear seat floor mats. During

355100 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

TSB: A battery in a stored vehicle is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and service life. These conditions include storage period, temperature, parasitic drain, and battery load. Because of these factors, battery inspect

350000 EQUIPMENT

111000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TSB: Pre-Delivery Service (PDS) is a critical step in satisfying our new car customers. Customer feedback indicates the following areas deserve special attention when performing PDS: ? Careful inspection for paint chips/scratches and body

160000 STRUCTURE

350000 EQUIPMENT

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TSB: Some 2021 ? 2024 model year 4Runner vehicles may exhibit a cyclic growl/groan noise from the front of the vehicle while driving in 2WD at around 30 ? 50 mph (48 ? 80 kph). The noise subsides when the vehicle is put into 4WD. This condi

200000 WHEELS

350000 EQUIPMENT

346000 COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS

TT: A very small percentage of customers experience operational difficulties with some telematics features which they cannot resolve on their own. These resources, in conjunction with the Repair Manual, are for dealership personnel to assis

980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

200000 WHEELS

TSB: Some 2023 ? 2024 model year Toyota vehicles use hub bolts in place of studs/nuts to fasten the wheels to the vehicle. If non-compatible wheels or hub bolts/nuts are installed, there is increased risk that the wheel(s) could come off re

350000 EQUIPMENT

356000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

350000 EQUIPMENT

200000 WHEELS

190000 TIRES

NHTSA Safety Investigations, TOYOTA 4RUNNER

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

DP, Closed , Model Year: 2002

Frame corrosion

On August 7, 2018, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a defect petition from Mr. Gary Weinreich alleging premature frame corrosion failure in model year (MY) 2002 - 2006 Toyota 4Runner vehicles. The petitioner based his request upon a corrosion-related front suspension failure he exp... erienced in his MY 2005 Toyota 4Runner, a class action lawsuit settlement involving other Toyota products, and other complaints of underbody corrosion in Toyota 4Runner vehicles that he found in NHTSA?s online complaint database. The petitioner submitted a complaint to NHTSA documenting his experience (NHTSA ID 11098055). On August 17, 2018, ODI opened DP18-002 to evaluate the petitioner?s request. ODI?s evaluation included information provided by the petitioner regarding his vehicle, facts related to the class action lawsuit cited by the petitioner, and consumer complaint data received by NHTSA regarding underbody corrosion in third and fourth-generation Toyota 4Runner vehicles.The undercarriage of the petitioner?s vehicle exhibited severe corrosion damage indicative of seawater immersion. The vehicle?s service history shows that concerns with underbody corrosion were first noted by a Toyota dealer in a multi-point vehicle inspection performed on April 28, 2011. The invoice for that inspection noted ?severe and excessive amount of rust on the undercarriage and on the drive shaft transmission.? Two years later, on October 21, 2013, another multi-point inspection by a Toyota dealer observed further progression of underbody corrosion damage, noting: ?rust on shocks/struts and other components,? ?rust on exhaust system,? ?both splash shields severely rusted,? and ?undercarriage very rusty.? On July 17, 2017, approximately 10 months prior to experiencing the suspension failure incident, an independent repair facility performing routine oil change and brake maintenance informed the Petitioner of a concern with ?excessive frame corrosion? on his vehicle. The service history, severe general corrosion damage, failure age, and environment do not support the petitioner?s allegation of premature corrosion failure.ODI?s analysis of NHTSA complaint data identified fifteen incidents of front lower control arm failure in fourth-generation Toyota 4Runner sport utility vehicles. Two of the failures, including the petitioner?s vehicle, involve vehicles operated in ocean front communities with continuous exposure to aerosolized marine salts and potential exposure to seawater immersion. The remaining thirteen failures all involved vehicles owned or previously registered in states with the greatest use of deicing salts to treat road surfaces in winter months (?Salt states?). On average, the front lower control arm failures occurred after 13.1 years in service in highly corrosive environments. The failure ages and environments do not support the petitioner?s allegation of premature corrosion failure. NHTSA is authorized to issue an order requiring notification and remedy of a defect if the Agency?s investigation shows a defect in design, construction, or performance of a motor vehicle that presents an unreasonable risk to safety. 49 U.S.C. ?? 30102(a)(9), 30118. Since the information before the Agency is not indicative of a vehicle-based defect, it is unlikely that any investigation opened because of granting this petition would result in an order concerning the notification and remedy of a safety-related defect. Therefore, upon full consideration of the information presented in the petition and the potential risks to safety, the petition is denied. The denial of this petition does not foreclose the Agency from taking further action if warranted or the pRead more

DP, Closed , Model Year: 1990

REAR SEAT BELT ROUTING

SQ, Closed , Model Year: 1989

CORRODED BRAKE LINES

TOYOTA IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL IN CANADA 98-253. CORRODED BRAKE LINES COULD FAIL RESULTING IN A PARTIAL BRAK SYSTEM LOSS AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES

EA, Closed , Model Year: 1990

LOSS OF BRK EFFECTIVENESS

There is no summary currently available

PE, Closed , Model Year: 1990

LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES

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TOYOTA 4RUNNER - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the TOYOTA 4RUNNER across all model years (1988, 2026).

157 Total Recalls

6,499 Total Complaints

5 Investigations

377 Reported Crashes

72 Reported Fires

112 Reported Deaths

TOYOTA 4RUNNER - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2026	1	12	View
2025	1	64	View
2024 (current)	1	11
2023	1	42	View
2022	3	55	View
2021	1	54	View
2020	1	43	View
2019	4	87	View
2018	5	78	View
2017	5	48	View
2016	8	105	View
2015	9	116	View
2014	7	91	View
2013	6	48	View
2012	8	112	View
2011	10	182	View
2010	12	175	View
2009	6	33	View
2008	5	134	View
2007	5	204	View
2006	5	520	View
2005	5	553	View
2004	2	847	View
2003	3	718	View
2002	3	261	View
2001	3	206	View
2000	2	520	View
1999	2	312	View
1998	4	168	View
1997	4	200	View
1996	5	92	View
1995	4	52	View
1994	4	15	View
1993	3	58	View
1992	3	73	View
1991	2	55	View
1990	2	95	View
1989	1	7	View
1988	1	12	View
1987	0	7	View
1986	0	13	View
1985	0	2	View
1984	0	2	View

Other TOYOTA Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
TUNDRA	787	9,074	View
HIGHLANDER	677	6,756	View
RAV4	669	11,842	View
CROWN	548	141	View
TACOMA	406	10,562	View
VENZA	404	969	View
GRAND HIGHLANDER	388	332	View
PRIUS	365	15,456	View

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2024 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

Complaint Statistics

Top Reported Components

NHTSA Safety Ratings, 2024 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

Safety Technology

Technical Service Bulletins, 2024 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

Most Affected Components

NHTSA Safety Investigations, TOYOTA 4RUNNER

TOYOTA 4RUNNER - All Years Overview

TOYOTA 4RUNNER - Year by Year

Other TOYOTA Models