Model year record

2004 Toyota Land Cruiser

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 9 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V065000

Air bags: side/window

Component: Air bags: side/window
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Vehicles affected: 320,409
Reported to NHTSA: 2016-02-05
Owners notified: 2016-12-01

Defect description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.

Safety risk

If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

Component	Complaints	Median mileage
Electrical system: instrument panel: speedometer/odometer	2	300,000 mi
Service brakes	2	156,000 mi
Electrical system	1	46,800 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)	1	223,000 mi
Equipment	1	46,800 mi
Equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)	1	46,800 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages	1	9,000 mi

The 2003 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2005 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.