Fatal crash profile · Model year

2004 Toyota 4-Runner

Compared with Toyota 4-Runner · Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
68
Fatal crashes
68
Deaths inside
37
Other deaths
35

Between 2020 and 2024, 68 vehicles described as 2004 Toyota 4-Runner were involved in 68 fatal crashes in the United States. 37 people died inside these vehicles and 35 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 12
2021 15
2022 16
2023 14
2024 11

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

51%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as 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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 9 3
2021 8 9
2022 9 7
2023 9 6
2024 2 10

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

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 90 percent of the share for Toyota 4-Runner: 17%
  • About the same as the share for Toyota: 15%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About three-quarters of the share for Toyota 4-Runner: 20%
  • About the same as the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

44%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Toyota 4-Runner: 49%
  • About 90 percent of the share for Toyota: 50%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2004 Toyota 4-Runner Toyota 4-Runner Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.7% 16.8% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 14.7% 20.1% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 44.1% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 56
Rain 4
Cloudy 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Severe Crosswinds 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 36
Dark - Not Lighted 17
Dark - Lighted 13
Dawn 2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
California 11
Georgia 6
Florida 6
Tennessee 5
North Carolina 4
Arizona 3
Utah 3
Texas 3
Louisiana 2
Colorado 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 1, 2024 Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Sep 24, 2024 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Sep 5, 2024 Genesee County, Michigan 1
Aug 7, 2024 Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York 1
Jul 18, 2024 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jul 17, 2024 Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey 1
May 23, 2024 North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Apr 19, 2024 Clear Creek County, Colorado 2
Apr 5, 2024 Haywood County, North Carolina 1
Mar 17, 2024 Pemiscot County, Missouri 1
Feb 17, 2024 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 18, 2023 Ware County, Georgia 1
Nov 29, 2023 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 16, 2023 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 2
Aug 23, 2023 Moore County, North Carolina 1
Jul 28, 2023 Sierra County, California 1
Jul 16, 2023 South Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Jul 12, 2023 Greene County, Tennessee 1
May 24, 2023 Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas 1
May 2, 2023 Winona County, Minnesota 1
Apr 18, 2023 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee 1
Apr 17, 2023 Arvada, Adams County, Colorado 1
Apr 9, 2023 San Miguel County, New Mexico 1
Mar 26, 2023 Fresno County, California 1
Jan 31, 2023 Los Angeles County, California 1

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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.