NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Toyota 4Runner Recalls
The 2002 Toyota 4Runner has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 17, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Toyota 4Runner. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 193
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Toyota 4Runner, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2002 Toyota 4Runner
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 05V225000
- Reported
- May 17, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 768,379
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 4Runner, 3 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 4Runner, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 4Runner, 23 other models
2002 Toyota 4Runner complaints by year
NHTSA has received 193 owner complaints about the 2002 Toyota 4Runner, the newest on October 8, 2026. Of these, 12 describe a crash (6%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Toyota 4Runner, the component group named most often is the structure (46%), followed by the suspension (22%) and the power train (16%).
1 of the 2002 Toyota 4Runner's 3 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2002 Toyota 4Runner owners gave the mileage (147 complaints), the median was 135,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure88
- Suspension43
- Power Train30
- Unknown Or Other30
- Service Brakes10
- Steering10
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 17 | |
| 2016 | 20 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 24 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Toyota 4Runner peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 24. 0% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 2/5
The 193 complaints about the 2002 Toyota 4Runner are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota 4Runner by model year
Other 2002 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted