NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser Recalls
The 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 124
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser
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 2007, 2009–2010 FJ Cruiser, 12 other models
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 14V743000
- Reported
- November 19, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 FJ Cruiser, 12 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 14V475000
- Reported
- August 4, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2014 FJ Cruiser, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 13V163000
- Reported
- April 25, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2013 FJ Cruiser
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 13V098000
- Reported
- March 15, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 209,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2013 FJ Cruiser
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 11V148000
- Reported
- March 4, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 22,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011 FJ Cruiser, 3 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 2007, 2009–2010 FJ Cruiser, 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 2007, 2009–2010 FJ Cruiser, 17 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 09V223000
- Reported
- June 15, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,080
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 FJ Cruiser, 9 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 10E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 FJ Cruiser, 10 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 12E046000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2012 FJ Cruiser
2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser complaints by year
NHTSA has received 124 owner complaints about the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser, the newest on September 11, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser, the component group named most often is the structure (34%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (14%) and the suspension (11%).
None of the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser's 11 recalls concerns the structure.
Where 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser owners gave the mileage (96 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure42
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic17
- Suspension14
- Seat Belts13
- Service Brakes12
- Unknown Or Other10
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 27 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 27. 41% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Toyota FJ Cruiser year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2008 one of the Toyota FJ Cruiser years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 124 complaints about the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota FJ Cruiser by model year
Other 2008 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted