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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Toyota Sequoia Recalls

The 2004 Toyota Sequoia has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Toyota Sequoia. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
9

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
380

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
17

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2004 Toyota Sequoia, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

9 recalls on the 2004 Toyota Sequoia

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
19V741000
Reported
October 17, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 928,220
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2002–2003, 2005–2007 Sequoia, 11 other models

19V741000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V883000
Reported
December 12, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 168,993
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2002–2003, 2005 Sequoia, 3 other models

18V883000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
15V285000
Reported
May 13, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 1,973,468
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2002–2003, 2005–2007 Sequoia, 3 other models

15V285000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
15V286000
Reported
May 13, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 1,069,055
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2002–2003, 2005–2007 Sequoia, 3 other models

15V286000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint

Campaign
07V013000
Reported
January 19, 2007
Vehicles affected
up to 533,124
Same campaign
also 2005–2007 Sequoia, 1 other model

07V013000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2002–2003 Sequoia, 3 other models

05V225000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
06E049000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2003 Sequoia, 23 other models

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

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

Campaign
07E023000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2002, 2005–2007 Sequoia, 19 other models

07E023000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint

Campaign
22E002000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2005–2007 Sequoia, 1 other model

22E002000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2004 Toyota Sequoia complaints by year

NHTSA has received 380 owner complaints about the 2004 Toyota Sequoia, the newest on September 6, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.

In complaints about the 2004 Toyota Sequoia, the component group named most often is the electronic stability control (esc) (26%), followed by the structure (20%) and the vehicle speed control (14%).

None of the 2004 Toyota Sequoia's 9 recalls concerns the electronic stability control (esc).

Where 2004 Toyota Sequoia owners gave the mileage (296 complaints), the median was 95,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)98
  • Structure77
  • Vehicle Speed Control53
  • Service Brakes50
  • Suspension47
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic39

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Toyota Sequoia received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20048
20059
20069
200723
200819
200923
201056
201118
201225
201325
201432
201534
201619
201724
201810
201913
20209
20219
20224
20231
20245
20252
20263

Complaints about the 2004 Toyota Sequoia peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 56. 13% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Toyota Sequoia drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Toyota Sequoia year in the same window: 5th highest of the 12 ranked years.

Toyota Sequoia years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 380 complaints about the 2004 Toyota Sequoia are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Sequoia by model year

Other 2004 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: September 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted