NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Toyota 4Runner Recalls
The 2006 Toyota 4Runner has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Toyota 4Runner. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 381
- Crashes reported
- 28
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Toyota 4Runner, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2006 Toyota 4Runner
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 16V396000
- Reported
- June 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,749
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2011 4Runner, 12 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 16V065000
- Reported
- February 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 320,409
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 4Runner, 4 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 11V113000
- Reported
- February 24, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,363,244
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005, 2007–2009 4Runner, 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V035000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,417
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2010 4Runner, 18 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V036000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153,418
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2010 4Runner, 17 other models
2006 Toyota 4Runner complaints by year
NHTSA has received 381 owner complaints about the 2006 Toyota 4Runner, the newest on September 4, 2026. Of these, 28 describe a crash (7%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Toyota 4Runner, the component group named most often is the structure (38%), followed by the suspension (17%) and the power train (8%).
None of the 2006 Toyota 4Runner's 5 recalls concerns the structure.
Where 2006 Toyota 4Runner owners gave the mileage (269 complaints), the median was 100,762 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure143
- Unknown Or Other74
- Suspension65
- Power Train30
- Air Bags24
- Steering22
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 17 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 33 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 16 | |
| 2015 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 21 | |
| 2018 | 44 | |
| 2019 | 57 | |
| 2020 | 36 | |
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2006 Toyota 4Runner peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 57. 12% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Toyota 4Runner drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Toyota 4Runner year in the same window: 1st highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 381 complaints about the 2006 Toyota 4Runner are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota 4Runner by model year
Other 2006 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted