2012 Toyota 4RUNNER air bags problems
70 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2012 Toyota 4RUNNER — 73% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“2012 toyota 4runner. Consumer writes in regard to takata front passenger airbag inflator safety recall. *ld the consumer requested to have a recall notice mailed to a current address. *js”
filed May 4, 2021
“I am the owner of a 2012 toyota 4runner which has a current air bag recall. The parts were not available before our military pcs transfer overseas. They became available after my move overseas, but toyota has not been able to assist in replacing my airbags. I am not getting ready to transfer back…”
filed Mar 23, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously…Campaign 19V741000 · Oct 17, 2019
- Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Toyota is also recalling certain 2011-2013 Toyota Corolla…Campaign 19V005000 · Jan 9, 2019
- Air BagsCampaign 17V006000 · Jan 9, 2017
Air Bags problems in other 4RUNNER years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 4RUNNER | 2 | 4% |
| 2023 4RUNNER | 2 | 7% |
| 2022 4RUNNER | 6 | 15% |
| 2021 4RUNNER | 1 | 3% |
| 2020 4RUNNER | 5 | 16% |
| 2019 4RUNNER | 5 | 8% |
| 2018 4RUNNER | 7 | 12% |
| 2017 4RUNNER | 3 | 8% |
| 2016 4RUNNER | 10 | 13% |
| 2015 4RUNNER | 17 | 20% |
| 2014 4RUNNER | 8 | 10% |
| 2013 4RUNNER | 9 | 25% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Toyota 4RUNNER
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.