The 2021 Toyota 4runner has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 280 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT22V4800002022-07-06280 affected
Defect
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2020-2022 4Runner vehicles equipped with 20-inch Black Gunner Wheels. The load carrying capacity modification labels are incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire…
Consequence
An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
SET will mail replacement labels to owners, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 4, 2022. Owners may contact SET's customer service at 954-429-2000. SET's number for this recall is SET22A.
Complaints by component
STEERING
12
SUSPENSION
10
SERVICE BRAKES
6
2crashes1injuries
WHEELS
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
1fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
3
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
2
1crashes
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
2
1crashes1injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
1fires
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2
Total complaints54
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The interior of both headlights have the interior coating peeling in the first 20k miles”
“I just had the tires road force balanced on a haweka with lug-centric balance, and the steering wheel persists shaking from 55-65 mph. From what I have seen is this is a design flaw on this generation of 4 runners called the shimmy. For a newer vehicle this is not only dangerous, but unacceptable…”
“Today while I was driving home from work, in a snow storm, suddenly a low braking power notification and abs malfunction popped up on my console with loud beeping and my brakes completely stopped working. In order to avoid hitting the car in front of me I had to swerve to the shoulder and come to…”
“Vehicle was diagnosed from a mechanic with no fuel pressure due to not starting. Vehicle has approximately 135,000 miles and had no warnings or indications of problem. It appears when vin was ran on gov. Recall that honda had issues with fuel pump. Vehicle will be inspected by toyota dealer.”
“Rear backup camera has been failing or intermittently working, it is available for insp[ection upon request. This has created a situation upon reversing in driveway where I expect it to be on and dont see a vehicle or trailer behind me. I have hit a parked car because I was expecting it to work as…”
“Saturday morning july 12th after starting my vehicle, a warning was presented “srs airbag system malfunctionâ€�. I immediately took it to the dealership where they ran diagnostics. The service advisor admitted he nor his mechanic had ever seen anything like that before. They were unable to…”
“Saturday morning july 12th after starting my vehicle, a warning was presented “srs airbag system malfunctionâ€�. I immediately took it to the dealership where they ran diagnostics. The service advisor admitted he nor his mechanic had ever seen anything like that before. They were unable to…”
“Saturday morning july 12th after starting my vehicle, a warning was presented “srs airbag system malfunctionâ€�. I immediately took it to the dealership where they ran diagnostics. The service advisor admitted he nor his mechanic had ever seen anything like that before. They were unable to…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2021 Toyota 4runner as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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