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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 Toyota 4Runner Recalls

The 2015 Toyota 4Runner has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 13, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Toyota 4Runner. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
9

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
87

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
10

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2015 Toyota 4Runner, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

9 recalls on the 2015 Toyota 4Runner

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
20V012000
Reported
January 13, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 1,830,752
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014 4Runner, 21 other models

20V012000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2010–2014, 2016 4Runner, 11 other models

19V741000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2010–2014, 2016 4Runner, 7 other models

19V005000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body: hood

Campaign
17V763000
Reported
November 29, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 431
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2016–2018 4Runner

17V763000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2011–2014, 2016 4Runner, 1 other model

17V425000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2010–2014 4Runner

16V577000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
16V228000
Reported
April 20, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 844
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 2016 4Runner

16V228000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2010–2014 4Runner

15V515000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
14V828000
Reported
December 30, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 3,958
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2014 4Runner, 6 other models

14V828000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 Toyota 4Runner complaints by year

NHTSA has received 87 owner complaints about the 2015 Toyota 4Runner, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (11%); owners reported 9 injuries.

In complaints about the 2015 Toyota 4Runner, the component group named most often is the air bags (20%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the suspension (11%).

2 of the 2015 Toyota 4Runner's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2015 Toyota 4Runner owners gave the mileage (51 complaints), the median was 38,977 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags17
  • Unknown Or Other14
  • Electrical System13
  • Suspension10
  • Engine8
  • Fuel/Propulsion System8

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 Toyota 4Runner received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20159
20168
201711
201814
20199
202019
20213
20223
20234
20243
20253
20261

Complaints about the 2015 Toyota 4Runner peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 19. 48% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Toyota 4Runner drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Toyota 4Runner year in the same window: 4th highest of the 18 ranked years.

Toyota 4Runner years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 87 complaints about the 2015 Toyota 4Runner are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota 4Runner by model year

Other 2015 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted