NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Toyota 4Runner Recalls
The 2018 Toyota 4Runner has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 4, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Toyota 4Runner. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 59
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Toyota 4Runner, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2018 Toyota 4Runner
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 20V682000
- Reported
- November 4, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,525,742
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 4Runner, 19 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 19V670000
- Reported
- September 20, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019 4Runner
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 18V753000
- Reported
- October 25, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,295
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019 4Runner
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V831000
- Reported
- December 20, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 649
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2017 4Runner, 6 other models
Structure: body: hood
- Campaign
- 17V763000
- Reported
- November 29, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 431
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2017 4Runner
2018 Toyota 4Runner complaints by year
NHTSA has received 59 owner complaints about the 2018 Toyota 4Runner, the newest on October 17, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (12%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Toyota 4Runner, the component group named most often is the steering (20%), followed by the air bags (14%) and the service brakes (10%).
1 of the 2018 Toyota 4Runner's 5 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2018 Toyota 4Runner owners gave the mileage (36 complaints), the median was 20,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering12
- Unknown Or Other9
- Air Bags8
- Service Brakes6
- Engine5
- Fuel System, Gasoline5
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2018 Toyota 4Runner peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 14. 68% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Toyota 4Runner drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Toyota 4Runner year in the same window: 6th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 59 complaints about the 2018 Toyota 4Runner are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota 4Runner by model year
Other 2018 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted