NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Toyota 4Runner Recalls
The 2010 Toyota 4Runner has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Toyota 4Runner. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 147
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Toyota 4Runner, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2010 Toyota 4Runner
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 2011–2016 4Runner, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V005000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,299,448
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2016 4Runner, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V024000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 628,018
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2013 4Runner, 9 other models
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
- Campaign
- 16V577000
- Reported
- August 3, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 425
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2015 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 2005–2009, 2011 4Runner, 12 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V340000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,754,517
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011 4Runner, 9 other models
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
- Campaign
- 15V515000
- Reported
- August 13, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,530
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2015 4Runner
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, 2011 4Runner, 12 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 13V123000
- Reported
- April 9, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,525
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2011 4Runner, 16 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 2009, 2011–2012 4Runner, 15 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 2005–2009 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 2005–2009 4Runner, 17 other models
2010 Toyota 4Runner complaints by year
NHTSA has received 147 owner complaints about the 2010 Toyota 4Runner, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Toyota 4Runner, the component group named most often is the air bags (63%), followed by the structure (8%) and the vehicle speed control (5%).
5 of the 2010 Toyota 4Runner's 12 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2010 Toyota 4Runner owners gave the mileage (51 complaints), the median was 58,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags92
- Structure12
- Vehicle Speed Control8
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)6
- Service Brakes6
- Power Train5
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 31 | |
| 2017 | 61 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2010 Toyota 4Runner peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 61. 14% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Toyota 4Runner drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Toyota 4Runner year in the same window: 13th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 147 complaints about the 2010 Toyota 4Runner are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota 4Runner by model year
Other 2010 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted