2026 Toyota 4RUNNER Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 13%of 8 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2026 Toyota 4RUNNER, 13% of the 8 complaints for this model year.
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.
“The Toyota 4Runner (5th and 6th Generations) lacks a dedicated 'Approach Lighting' function, creating a critical personal safety and trip-and-fall hazard during nighttime entry. Users are forced to navigate the vehicle's perimeter in total darkness, increasing the risk of injury from unseen obstacles or security threats. I am requesting an investigation into this lighting logic omission and a remedy via a software update to the Lighting Control Module to ensure owner safety for all generations of the 4Runner platform.”
NHTSA complaint #11729314, filed 2026-04Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 13% |
| 2025 | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 | 3 | 9% |
| 2021 | 3 | 8% |
| 2020 | 2 | 6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1% |
| 2011 | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 | 2 | 1% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 | 2 | 0% |
| 2002 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 2 | 0% |
| 1999 | 3 | 1% |
| 1998 | 6 | 2% |
| 1997 | 3 | 1% |
| 1996 | 1 | 1% |
| 1995 | 2 | 1% |
| 1992 | 1 | 2% |
| 1989 | 1 | 17% |
| 1988 | 1 | 11% |
Other parts of the 2026 Toyota 4RUNNER
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsForward collision avoidance
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2026 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.
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