NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Toyota 4Runner Recalls
The 2021 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 2021 Toyota 4Runner. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 36
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 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 2021 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 2020, 2022 4Runner
2021 Toyota 4Runner complaints by year
NHTSA has received 36 owner complaints about the 2021 Toyota 4Runner, the newest on September 3, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (8%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 Toyota 4Runner, the component group named most often is the steering (36%), followed by the suspension (28%) and the service brakes (17%).
The 2021 Toyota 4Runner's only recall does not concern the steering.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering13
- Suspension10
- Service Brakes6
- Wheels4
- Electrical System3
- Exterior Lighting3
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2021 Toyota 4Runner peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 12. 69% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Toyota 4Runner drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Toyota 4Runner year in the same window: 12th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 36 complaints about the 2021 Toyota 4Runner are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota 4Runner by model year
Other 2021 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted