2004 Toyota 4 Runner Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 Toyota 4 Runner. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 76 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Almost constant sulpher smell. Dealer states that they have no knowledge of problem, and no tsb's. They tell me to keep rear window closed. When my wife is a passenger she has her eyes burning all the time. If you need to step hard on the gas the whole cabin fills and is enough to make you…”
“Windshield continue to crack starting each time mid way the wind shield wiper on driver side. I am my third windshield and it is cracked again also lots of tundra trucks are cracking the same identical place. *nm”
“Dt: ontact states the driver's lumbart section of the seat is loose. When ydriving and stopping y can feel the front section of the seat moving. And when turning left or right can feel the seat moving. This happens all of the time. He has taken it to the dealership twice and both times they said…”
“While turning the vehicle the power strerring became unstable (hard to turn - then lose) causing the suv to hit a pole, damaging the corner right bumber.”
“While turning the vehicle the power strerring became unstable (hard to turn - then lose) causing the suv to hit a pole, damaging the corner right bumber.”
“Upon acceleration the exhaust emits a very strong rotten egg smell into the cabin of the vehicle. This especially happens when the rear window is lowered.”
“After picking my car up from the dealership from an oil change last october, my vehicle stabilty control (vsc) system zeroed the calibrations in effect shutting this system down. As a result, the car went into a sideways skid and nearly rolled. I had to have the car towed back to the dealership…”
“Involved in accident,air bags did not deploy,seat belts did not hold resulting in hitting stearing wheel and fracturing my stearnum. Collision repair center replaced computer that controls air bag and seat belts.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Toyota 4 Runner as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.