Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of TOYOTA 4 RUNNER recalls and defective parts found
on TOYOTA 4 RUNNER automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized
to order the TOYOTA 4 RUNNER manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle
equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design,
structure, body, or performance.
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1994-1995 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER | STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING Units affected: 977839 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2005-09-06 |
Summary: ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REPEATEDLY TURNED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHERE HIGH STEERING EFFORT AND POWER ASSIST ARE REQUIRED, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN FULLY TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, A FATIGUE CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE STEERING RELAY ROD. | |
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2001-2002 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT Units affected: 768379 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2005-05-17 |
Summary: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ISSUE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SURFACE OF THE BALL OF THE JOINT MAY HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED. THE BALL JOINT MAY EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND LOOSENESS, RESULTING IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT. | |
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2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Units affected: 29482 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2003-04-14 |
Summary: 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. | |
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2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER | WHEELS Units affected: 176 | SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS Report Date: 2002-12-17 |
Summary: 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. | |
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1996-1998 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER | SUSPENSION Units affected: 273743 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2002-01-18 |
Summary: 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. | |
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1996 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Units affected: 15707 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. Report Date: 1996-06-12 |
Summary: THE STICKER REQUIRED BY PART 575, "CONSUMER INFORMATION REGULATIONS" TO ALERT THE DRIVER OF "THE PARTICULAR HANDLING AND MANEUVERING CHARACTERISTICS OF UTILITY VEHICLES" WAS NOT AFFIXED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR. | |
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