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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTEBU5JR7B5••••••2011 Toyota 4RUNNER
That is about average for the 2011 Toyota 4RUNNER — 5 complaints per build across 31 builds.
6on this build
155on the model
31builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedAir Bags 3Structure 2Service Brakes 1Hydraulic 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashFeb 2011
Certified letter (7013 1090 0001 3828 4870)- letter from constituent regarding issues with his toyota runner. *smd 2011 toyota 4runner. The consumer stated he purchased the vehicle in november 2010. Three months later he had an accident, due to the brakes not responding. One…
StructureJun 2026
I am writing to report a serious safety hazard regarding the factory paint and primer on my 2011 Toyota 4Runner (Paint Code: [ 070 for Blizzard Pearl]). The vehicle is experiencing severe, widespread paint delamination where areas of factory paint are peeling cleanly away from…
Air BagsJul 2017
Takata recall: have been waiting for over a year for a remedy. Have not been able to use the front passenger seat for all of that time. Have called toyota directly on 03/08/17 (case # 1703082418) and contacted my local dealer on multiple occasions only to discover they still had…
StructureAug 2022
The Blizzard Pearl paint on my Toyota 4Runner is peeling in large patches, exposing the undercoat and compromising the vehicle’s integrity. Toyota issued a Customer Support Program (CSP) acknowledging this as a known defect affecting Blizzard Pearl paint, but I never received…
Air BagsJul 2016
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…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JTEBU5JR7B5056008 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.