NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Toyota 4Runner Recalls
The 2012 Toyota 4Runner has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Toyota 4Runner. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 96
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Toyota 4Runner, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2012 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 2010–2011, 2013–2016 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 2010–2011, 2013–2016 4Runner, 7 other models
Structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 17V425000
- Reported
- July 3, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,547
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2016 4Runner, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V006000
- Reported
- January 9, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 577,875
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 8 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 2010–2011, 2013–2015 4Runner
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 2010–2011, 2013–2015 4Runner
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 4Runner, 15 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 12V120000
- Reported
- March 23, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 363
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2012 Toyota 4Runner complaints by year
NHTSA has received 96 owner complaints about the 2012 Toyota 4Runner, the newest on March 13, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Toyota 4Runner, the component group named most often is the air bags (73%), followed by the electrical system (6%) and the service brakes (6%).
4 of the 2012 Toyota 4Runner's 8 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Toyota 4Runner owners gave the mileage (31 complaints), the median was 45,144 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags70
- Electrical System6
- Service Brakes6
- Unknown Or Other6
- Engine5
- Steering5
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 66 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Toyota 4Runner peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 66. 15% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Toyota 4Runner drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Toyota 4Runner year in the same window: 17th highest of the 18 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the three best-measured Toyota 4Runner years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 96 complaints about the 2012 Toyota 4Runner are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota 4Runner by model year
Other 2012 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: March 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted