109 complaints reported

2011 Toyota 4Runner Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
109
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

May 2017

TAKATA RECALL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2016
May 2017

TL* 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. STEVE LANDERS TOYOTA OF NORTHWEST, ARKANSAS (LOCATED AT 411 SOUTH METRO PARKWAY 72758) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2016
Apr 2017

TAKATA RECALL: AIRBAG WAS RECALLED MAY 23, 2016. WE HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND BEEN TOLD THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY FOR THE RECALL. IT HAS BEEN 11 MONTHS THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE OUR FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SAFELY. I THINK NEARLY A YEAR IS PLENTY OF TIME TO REMEDY THE RECALL AND NO END IS IN SIGHT. IT IS MORE THAN AN "INCONVENIENCE" AT THIS POINT. WE WOULD LIKE IT FIXED NOW, IT HAS BEEN NEARLY A YEAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2016
Apr 2017

TAKATA RECALL RECALL DATE OF MAY 23, 2016. ONE YEAR LATER, STILL NO REMEDY FROM TOYOTA, OTHER THAN TO RECOMMEND THAT WE NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS NOT PRACTICAL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2017
Apr 2017

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 RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HEYWARD ALLEN TOYOTA (2910 ATLANTA HWY, ATHENS, GA 30606, (706) 369-5020) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2016
Apr 2017

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 2017
Apr 2017

TAKATA RECALL - HAVE BEEN WAITING 1 YEAR TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA AS TO THEIR REMEDY TO FIX MY AIRBAG. I AM IN ZONE A AND WOULD APPRECIATE GETTING MY VEHICLE FIXED. I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA IN JULY 2016; HOW LONG MUST I WAIT TO GET A SAFETY ISSUE FIXED?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2016
Mar 2017

TAKATA RECALL - ONE YEAR AND STILL NO FIX

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2016
Mar 2017

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 DEALER OFFERED TO PLACE THE CONTACT ON A WAITING LIST FOR A RENTAL, BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2016
Mar 2017

2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2016
Mar 2017

TAKATA RECALL CAUSING UNDO STRESS BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF TIME IT IS TAKING TO GET NOTIFICATION TO REPAIR THESE AIRBAGS. NEED TO GET THIS DONE RIGHT AWAY. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR!!!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Nov 2011
Mar 2017

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 CONTACT SPOKE WITH HUDSON TOYOTA (599 NJ-440, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305) WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE..UPDATED 09/06/17 *BF .

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2016
Mar 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ATLANTA TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 2345 PLEASANT HILL ROAD, DULUTH, GA 30096, TEL: (770) 872-0087) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jun 2016
Mar 2017

TAKATA RECALL- NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED HOWEVER WE ARE FILING A COMPLAINT DUE TO THE UNACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO HAVE THE RECALL CORRECTED. RECALL NOTICE SENT OVER A YEAR AGO ADVISING US NOT TO HAVE A PASSENGER RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THE CAR DUE TO PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG WHICH CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THIS. WE SHOULD HAVE THE AIRBAG AND ALL RELATED COMPONENTS REPLACED AND/OR REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Mar 2017
Feb 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. UPDATED 05/05/17*LJ UPDATED 10/11/2017*JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2016
Feb 2017

TL* 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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2017
Feb 2017

TAKATA RECALL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2016
Jan 2017

TAKATA RECALL - LOCAL ATLANTA TOYOTA DEALERS ARE NOT OFFERING USE OF A COMPARABLE VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE UNTIL THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG IS AVAILABLE, EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL INVOLVES A POTENTIAL LIFE-THREATENING HAZARD FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER. IT IS NECESSARY FOR ME TO HAVE USE OF A VEHICLE WITH LARGE CARGO SPACE AND TOWING CAPABILITY. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO GET TOYOTA TO PROVIDE ME WITH A 4RUNNER OR COMPARABLE VEHICLE UNTIL THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG IS REPLACED?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jun 2017
Jan 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2017
Jan 2017

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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jun 2016
Jan 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED IN JULY OF 2016. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2016
Jan 2017

TAKATA RECALL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2017
Jan 2017

TAKATA RECALL WHEN WILT IT BE FIXED? IT HAS BEEN 7 MONTHS SINCE I GOT RECALL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 2016
Jan 2017

TAKATA RECALL - THIS RECALL CAME OUT IN MAY OF 2016 AND, TO DATE FEB. 2017, THERE STILL HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. TOYOTA'S WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION WAS TO NOT LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS UNREALISTIC. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE THIS LONG TO ARRIVE AT A SOLUTION. IF A WHOLE NEW AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED, THEN THAT IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ASAP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2017
Jan 2017

TL* 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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Sep 2016

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Quick Summary

The 2011 Toyota 4Runner has 109 Air Bags complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.