NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Toyota 4Runner Recalls
The 2009 Toyota 4Runner has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Toyota 4Runner. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 22
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Toyota 4Runner, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2009 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 2005–2008, 2010–2011 4Runner, 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 2007–2008, 2010–2011 4Runner, 12 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 13V014000
- Reported
- January 16, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 4Runner, 15 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 2003–2008 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 2005–2008, 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 2005–2008, 2010 4Runner, 17 other models
2009 Toyota 4Runner complaints by year
NHTSA has received 22 owner complaints about the 2009 Toyota 4Runner, the newest on June 13, 2024. Of these, 4 describe a crash (18%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2009 Toyota 4Runner, the component group named most often is the power train (45%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the structure (14%).
None of the 2009 Toyota 4Runner's 6 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2009 Toyota 4Runner owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 20,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train10
- Electrical System4
- Structure3
- Air Bags2
- Engine2
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Toyota 4Runner peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 8. 50% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Toyota 4Runner drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Toyota 4Runner year in the same window: 16th highest of the 18 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the three best-measured Toyota 4Runner years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 22 complaints about the 2009 Toyota 4Runner are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota 4Runner by model year
Other 2009 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: June 13, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted