Fatal crash profile · Model year
2003 Toyota 4-Runner
Compared with Toyota 4-Runner · Toyota · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 53
- Fatal crashes
- 53
- Deaths inside
- 31
- Other deaths
- 28
Between 2020 and 2024, 53 vehicles described as 2003 Toyota 4-Runner were involved in 53 fatal crashes in the United States. 31 people died inside these vehicles and 28 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
53%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Toyota 4-Runner: 48%
- About the same as the share for Toyota: 49%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
19%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.1 times the share for Toyota 4-Runner: 17%
- About 1.3 times the share for Toyota: 15%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
25%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Toyota 4-Runner: 20%
- About 1.6 times the share for Toyota: 16%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
58%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Toyota 4-Runner: 49%
- About 1.2 times the share for Toyota: 50%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2003 Toyota 4-Runner | Toyota 4-Runner | Toyota | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 18.9% | 16.8% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 24.5% | 20.1% | 15.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 58.5% | 48.5% | 50.3% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 36 |
| Rain | 9 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 24 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 12 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 11 |
| Florida | 5 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| California | 4 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2024 | Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia | CR-045200 DR BRAMBLETT RD | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Ascension Parish, Louisiana | US-61 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2024 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | SR-356 | 2 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | US-75/CENTRAL EXPY | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas | SR-5 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Irving, Dallas County, Texas | I-635/LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | I-10 RAMP | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Columbia County, Florida | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Acadia Parish, Louisiana | SR-13 | 3 |
| May 29, 2024 | Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina | US-64 MORGANTON BLVD | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | Garland, Dallas County, Texas | MU-PLANO RD | 1 |
| May 9, 2024 | Lexington County, South Carolina | SR-663 WOODTRAIL DRIVE | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Darlington County, South Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Nye County, Nevada | US-6 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado | 30TH ST | 1 |
| May 20, 2023 | Norway, Oxford County, Maine | SR-117 LAKE ROAD | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida | CR-540 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Jefferson Parish, Louisiana | US-90 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | FM 1093/ MU-WESTHEIMER RD | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | Early, Brown County, Texas | US-67 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Missoula County, Montana | SR-200 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Harnett County, North Carolina | SSR-1209 BARBECUE CHURCH RD | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Jefferson County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | CR-S F RD | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Flathead County, Montana | GOOD CREEK RD | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.