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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 Toyota 4Runner Recalls

The 2000 Toyota 4Runner has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Toyota 4Runner. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
379

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
9

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2000 Toyota 4Runner, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2000 Toyota 4Runner

Exterior lighting

Campaign
06E026000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2002 4Runner, 42 other models

06E026000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
06E049000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2002 4Runner, 23 other models

06E049000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 Toyota 4Runner complaints by year

NHTSA has received 379 owner complaints about the 2000 Toyota 4Runner, the newest on October 11, 2023. Of these, 9 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.

In complaints about the 2000 Toyota 4Runner, the component group named most often is the structure (67%), followed by the suspension (26%) and the power train (8%).

None of the 2000 Toyota 4Runner's 2 recalls concerns the structure.

Where 2000 Toyota 4Runner owners gave the mileage (307 complaints), the median was 145,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Structure255
  • Suspension97
  • Unknown Or Other56
  • Power Train32
  • Steering18
  • Engine And Engine Cooling7

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 Toyota 4Runner received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20061
20074
20085
20097
201025
201123
201218
201336
201447
201555
201646
201736
201827
201926
202010
20215
20224
20234

Complaints about the 2000 Toyota 4Runner peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 55. 0% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 379 complaints about the 2000 Toyota 4Runner are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota 4Runner by model year

Other 2000 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: October 11, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted