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Toyota FJ Cruiser Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 19 recall campaigns for the Toyota FJ Cruiser, across 8 model years from 2007 to 2014. The 2010 has the most (12); the fewest among years with a recall is 2013 (4).

Toyota FJ Cruiser years to avoid by our method: 2007 (8.4× the median year) and 2008 (2.1× the median year).

Model years
8

2007–2014, with a recall

Recall campaigns
19
Most recalls
2010

12 recalls

Owner complaints
908

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 908 complaints with NHTSA about the Toyota FJ Cruiser across 9 model years; the most, 593, concern the 2007.

Owners marked a crash on 26 of the Toyota FJ Cruiser complaints (3%) and a fire on 8.

Across all Toyota FJ Cruiser model years, owners name the structure most often (at least 332 complaints), then the suspension (121).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Toyota FJ Cruiser in 2020: 114, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Toyota FJ Cruiser is equipment: other: labels, in 22 model-year listings.

The newest Toyota FJ Cruiser recall, 20V012000, was reported on January 13, 2020 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.

Toyota FJ Cruiser years to avoid

The 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser stands out most: 244 complaints between 2006 and 2010, 40% of them naming the structure.

The 2007 also carries 9 recalls, against a median of 8 for the ranked Toyota FJ Cruiser years.

The best-measured Toyota FJ Cruiser years are 2014 (0.3×), 2011 (0.5×) and 2012 (0.6×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Toyota FJ Cruiser, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
201453010
0.3×
20134237not ranked
201254116
0.6×
201172312
0.5×
2010126632
1.4×
20091273not ranked
2008avoid1112451
2.1×
2007avoid9593244
8.4×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Toyota FJ Cruiser years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Toyota FJ Cruiser

  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS22
  • EQUIPMENT10
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER8
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE7
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING7
  • TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS5
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
  • STEERING1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT1

Toyota FJ Cruiser model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Toyota FJ Cruiser recall campaign (19)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Toyota FJ Cruiser, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
20V012000January 13, 2020fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2014crash1,830,752
16V396000June 2, 2016seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler2007–2010fire7,749
15V081000February 10, 2015steering2014crash116
14V828000December 30, 2014equipment2014crash and injury3,958
14V743000November 19, 2014seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler2007–2010injury3,233
14V539000September 8, 2014suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint2014crash2,501
14V475000August 4, 2014equipment: other: labels2008–2014crash20,000
13V163000April 25, 2013exterior lighting2007–2013crash208,000
13V123000April 9, 2013equipment: other: labels2010–2013crash and injury7,525
13V098000March 15, 2013seat belts: front: anchorage2007–2013crash and injury209,000
13V014000January 16, 2013air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2009–2010crash and injury3,235
11V185000March 16, 2011tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2011crash1,489
11V148000March 4, 2011tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2008–2011crash22,000
10V035000February 3, 2010equipment: other: labels2007–2010—271,417
10V036000February 3, 2010equipment: other: labels2007–2010crash153,418
09V223000June 15, 2009equipment: other: labels2007–2009crash27,080
06V235000June 26, 2006tires: bead2007crash9,434
10E043000equipment2008–2010injury—
12E046000equipment2007–2012crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Toyota FJ Cruiser. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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