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1997 Toyota 4Runner tires & wheels problems

The 1997 Toyota 4Runner has 26 tires & wheels complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

26

Tires & Wheels complaints

7%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Tires & Wheels complaints by year

4Runner tires & wheels complaints by model year37 complaints1984: 1 complaints1986: 2 complaints1987: 1 complaints1988: 3 complaints1989: 2 complaints1990: 3 complaints1991: 6 complaints1992: 3 complaints1993: 4 complaints1994: 10 complaints1995: 11 complaints1996: 20 complaints1997: 26 complaints1998: 37 complaints1999: 36 complaints2000: 22 complaints2001: 9 complaints2002: 12 complaints2003: 23 complaints2004: 17 complaints2005: 20 complaints2006: 18 complaints2007: 5 complaints2008: 7 complaints2010: 6 complaints2011: 3 complaints2013: 4 complaints2014: 3 complaints2015: 1 complaints2016: 4 complaints2017: 1 complaints2018: 3 complaints2019: 5 complaints2020: 2 complaints2021: 5 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 1 complaints2025: 1 complaints
4Runner tires & wheels complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Tires & Wheels · January 26, 2004 · crash

Common questions

How many tires & wheels complaints does the 1997 Toyota 4Runner have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 1997 Toyota 4Runner tires & wheels — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.