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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2020 Toyota 4Runner Recalls

The 2020 Toyota 4Runner has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 6, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Toyota 4Runner. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
33

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2020 Toyota 4Runner, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2020 Toyota 4Runner

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
22V480000
Reported
July 6, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 280
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 2021–2022 4Runner

22V480000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2020 Toyota 4Runner complaints by year

NHTSA has received 33 owner complaints about the 2020 Toyota 4Runner, the newest on August 28, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (12%); owners reported 4 injuries.

In complaints about the 2020 Toyota 4Runner, the component group named most often is the air bags (15%), followed by the service brakes (15%) and the steering (12%).

The 2020 Toyota 4Runner's only recall does not concern the air bags.

Where 2020 Toyota 4Runner owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 9,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Unknown Or Other8
  • Air Bags5
  • Service Brakes5
  • Steering4
  • Suspension4
  • Back Over Prevention3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2020 Toyota 4Runner received by NHTSA, by calendar year
202010
20217
20224
20236
20243
20263

Complaints about the 2020 Toyota 4Runner peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 10. 82% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Toyota 4Runner drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Toyota 4Runner year in the same window: 8th 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 33 complaints about the 2020 Toyota 4Runner are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota 4Runner by model year

Other 2020 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: August 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted