2018 Toyota 4RUNNER Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 13%of 60 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 9,600miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the air bags of the 2018 Toyota 4RUNNER, 13% of the 60 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,600 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving on the freeway at 0540 when I cam upon a deer just standing in the middle of the freeway. I swerved to avoid hitting it and hit the guardrail at an 90 degree angle, where the force whipped the back end of my car into the guardrail as well.”
NHTSA complaint #11205444, filed 2019-05, 9,600 miles“I was driving on the freeway at 0540 when I came upon a deer standing in the middle of it. I swerved to avoid hitting it and crashed into a guardrail at an 90 degree angle, at high speed, causing almost 14 thousand in damage.”
NHTSA complaint #11205466, filed 2019-05, 9,600 miles“Husband fell asleep at the wheel going 80mph and hit a huge exit sign which hit the entire front bumper as well as the driver side passenger door and no airbags deployed.”
NHTSA complaint #11340505, filed 2020-07, 29,000 miles“My vehicle was in a collision at 55 miles an hour. Hit 3 grown cows in the highway at nighttime. Totaled my vehicle in the airbags, never deployed period Turn off.”
NHTSA complaint #11580036, filed 2024-03“The dealership Direct Motor, located in Manassas, Virginia, sold me this car in poor condition. On Sunday the 22nd, I picked up the car around 10 PM. They didn't show me any information about the car. When I picked it up, I saw that the front bumper and rear door were damaged, and the airbag lights were on, which is dangerous. I returned the car first thing Monday morning and asked them to exchange it. They refused. I asked for my money back, which is $3,000, and they refused again. Then I went back on Wednesday and filled out a form explaining why I returned the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #11727554, filed 2026-03Related service bulletins
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Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 20% |
| 2023 | 2 | 6% |
| 2022 | 6 | 15% |
| 2021 | 1 | 3% |
| 2020 | 5 | 15% |
| 2019 | 5 | 8% |
| 2018 | 8 | 13% |
| 2017 | 3 | 8% |
| 2016 | 10 | 12% |
| 2015 | 17 | 20% |
| 2014 | 8 | 10% |
| 2013 | 9 | 25% |
| 2012 | 70 | 73% |
| 2011 | 112 | 69% |
| 2010 | 92 | 63% |
| 2009 | 2 | 9% |
| 2008 | 4 | 4% |
| 2007 | 6 | 4% |
| 2006 | 24 | 6% |
| 2005 | 19 | 4% |
| 2004 | 37 | 5% |
| 2003 | 12 | 2% |
| 2002 | 9 | 4% |
| 2001 | 6 | 3% |
| 2000 | 13 | 3% |
| 1999 | 13 | 4% |
| 1998 | 7 | 3% |
| 1997 | 9 | 3% |
| 1996 | 9 | 6% |
| 1995 | 2 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2018 Toyota 4RUNNER
12 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2018 Toyota 4RUNNER
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology