There are 1 stored owner reports matching the fuel system leading-label group for the 2005 Toyota 4Runner in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 29, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.