2011 Toyota 4Runner Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I KEEP GETTING LETTERS FROM YOU BY THE WEEK AND MY AVIN SHOWS ON YOUR RECALL DATABASE. WHEN I GO TO THE MANUFACTURER'S DATABASE, IT DOESN'T. SO, WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL AT TOYOTA OF NORTH MIAMI (16600 NW 2ND AVE, MIAMI, FL 33169, (305) 974-1103). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
WE WERE HIT HEAD ON IN A COLLISION ON 5/5/2017 AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT AND SIDE BAGS OF THE OTHER VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WE WERE IN DID NOT. IT WAS UNPROVABLE BUT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. WE WERE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (AUTONATION TOYOTA CERRITOS, 18700 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703, 562-802-4000) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THEY ONLY REPAIRED THE AIRBAGS. *TR
TAKATA RECALL TOYOTA HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO FIX THE ISSUE.
TAKATA RECALL NO ACTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. CONTINUED DELAYS IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM IS PUTTING MY FAMILIES LIFE IN JEOPARDY.
TAKATA RECALL.RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TAKATA STATING MY CAR WAS RECALLED DUE TO DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS.NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE.I AM PREGNANT AND NEED TO KNOW IF MY CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE
TAMARA RECALL: I HAVE LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND THAT MY VEHICLE HAS TAKATA AIR BAGS, YET THERE IS NO RECALL NOTIFICATION. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE BAGS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR POSSIBLY DEATH. IN MY OPINION A RECALL SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED ASAP
TAKATA RECALL FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A LOCAL DEALER (LOWE TOYOTA OF WARNER ROBINS, 375 S HOUSTON LAKE RD, WARNER ROBINS, GA 31088, (478) 971-5693) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA RECALL IT'S TAKING TOO LONG TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. IT'S BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE I GOT THE LETTER SAYING THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE BEING RECALLED, AND 8 MONTHS SINCE THE ACTUAL RECALL THE LETTER STATES THAT "UNTIL THE REMEDY BECOMES AVAILABLE, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT." NO FRONT PASSENGER!? ADDITIONALLY, AFTER COMPLAINING TO TOYOTA HQ, I GOT A CALL SAYING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER, WHO THEN SAID THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TAKATA RECALL; CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATES THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. WE ARE ON A LIST. VEHICLE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS UNUSABLE SINCE RECALL
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE OWNED MY VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2011 AND BEEN TAKING IT TO ALLEN TOYOTA IN GULFPORT, MS FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. LAST WEEK, AT THE 120,000 MILE OIL CHANGE THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS. I CALLED TOYOTA HQ AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED IN MAY 2016. I ASKED WHY I HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED PREVIOUSLY, SINCE . (I HAVE NOT CHANGED ADDRESSES). JADE, THE TOYOTA REP SAID THAT THE DEALERSHIP PROBABLY DID NOT INFORM ME BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT HAVE HAD A REPLACEMENT PART. SHE ALSO SO THAT IT WAS THE NHTSA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM ME OF THE RECALL. I FIND THE FORMER REASON A POOR EXCUSE SINCE IT RESULTED IN ME AND MY FAMILY DRIVING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR. IF THE LATTER REASON IS TRUE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY NHTSA DID NOT SEND ME A RECALL NOTICE. THANK YOU FOR ANY INVESTIGATION, EXPLANATION AND FORMAL COMPLAINT NOTICE TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA CASE # 1710201403
TAKATA RECALL. THIS RECALL OCCURRED LAST MAY AND I JUST TODAY RECEIVED NOTICE, 10 JAN 2017. THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY ACCORDING TO THE NOTICE. SO MY CAR DOES NOT MEET SAFETY STANDARDS THAT I'VE BEEN DRIVING MY FAMILY AROUND IN AND I HAVE TO JUST HOPE WE DON'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT? *TR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA AIRBAGS. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN INCOMPLETE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AUTONATION TOYOTA, EAST ARAPAHOE ROAD, CENTENNIAL, CO) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY UNTIL 2019. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. VILLAGE TOYOTA (2431 S SUNCOAST BLVD, HOMOSASSA, FL) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA RECALL - JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THE PART TO FIX THE RECALL TAKE ABOUT 6 TO 8 WEEKS TO ARRIVE. THEY GAVE ME AN APPOINTMENT FOR NOVEMBER 20. I THINK THAT IS A REALLY LONG TIME.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTIFICATIONS OF A MANUFACTURER RECALL CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS (CHUCK PATTERSON TOYOTA, (530) 895-1771), (YUBA CITY TOYOTA, 530-212-6116), AND (ROSEVILLE TOYOTA, (800) 473-3133). NONE OF THE DEALERS PROVIDED A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW UP WITHIN 48 HOURS CONCERNING A LOANER VEHICLE, BUT NEVER DID. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR A REPAIR FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL: ON JULY 15, 2016 WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA REGARDING THE RECALL OR OUR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IT IS NOW 8 MONTHS LATER AND THEIR RECALL WEBSITE STILL SAYS THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THIS. MEANWHILE, I'VE SEEN NEWS REPORTS THAT TAKATA PLEADED GUILTY FOR THIS FRAUD AND THERE WERE TOYOTA EXECUTIVES THAT KNEW ABOUT THESE FAULTY AIRBAGS AT THE TIME THE DEAL WAS MADE. WE HAVE WAITED LONG ENOUGH FOR THIS FIX. PLEASE NOTIFY US AS SOON AS THIS REMEDY IF AVAILABLE FOR OUR VEHICLE!
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
"TAKATA RECALL" - RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2016 STATING THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN A SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS AVAILABLE. IT IS NOW JANUARY OF 2017 AND I HAVE YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF A POSSIBLE REPAIR DATE. THE RECALL STATES THAT MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR SOMEONE TO RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS IS MY FAMILIES PRIMARY TRAVEL VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY NOW OR THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPLACED UNTIL THE OPTION TO BE REPAIRED IS AVAILABLE.
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The 2011 Toyota 4Runner has 109 Air Bags complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.