2021 Toyota 4Runner: recalls and problems

Steering2026-09-03

While vehicle was parked and not in use, upon entering the vehicle, the steering wheel/column dropped out of its locked position on its own. disassembly of the steering column revealed that the tilt-lock mechanism's steering lock fracture bolt has broken in half on the right side. this cause the steering wheel to fall out of a locked position and allowed the entire column to rotate skewed to the left side. the steeri

Latches/Locks/Linkages2026-08-25

The power door lock actuators on both front doors of my 2021 toyota 4runner have failed. the problem developed progressively. the front door locks initially began working intermittently and became less reliable over time. eventually, both front door lock actuators stopped operating. they have now been inoperative for more than six months. the front doors will not reliably lock or unlock using the vehicle's power lock

Exterior Lighting2026-06-22

The interior of both headlights have the interior coating peeling in the first 20k miles

Steering2026-05-30

I just had the tires road force balanced on a haweka with lug-centric balance, and the steering wheel persists shaking from 55-65 mph. from what i have seen is this is a design flaw on this generation of 4 runners called the shimmy. for a newer vehicle this is not only dangerous, but unacceptable to not be considered for a recall when it is this widespread.