The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Toyota Land Cruiser: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Toyota reported 50 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Toyota Land Cruiser, model years 2002–2026, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3,358 | 89 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2,373 | 84 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5,095 | 39 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 25,027 | 44 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 41,956 | 31 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21,128 | 4.7 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 13 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 11 | 2 |
| Structure | 6 | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 6 | 2 |
| Steering System | 5 | 1 |
| Service Brake System | 5 | 0 |
| Seats | 4 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 4 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 3 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Toyota Land Cruiser puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Toyota Land Cruiser, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-25 | 2026 | PA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-20 | 2024 | WY | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-26 | 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Structure · Other | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-16 | 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-12 | 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-10-27 | 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Latch | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-23 | 2025 | WA | 0 | 2 | Other | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-09-21 | 2025 | WA | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-27 | 2025 | CO | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-30 | 2024 | AL | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-17 | 2024 | OH | 0 | 2 | Lane Departure | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-11 | 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Fuel System · Electrical System · Other | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-04 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-17 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-10 | 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Other | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-05 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Steering System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-15 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-14 | 2025 | NY | 0 | 2 | Other | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-04-28 | 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Structure · Seats | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-01 | 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | Structure · Other | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-01-29 | 2025 | MA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-26 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-18 | 2025 | CO | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-01-05 | 2024 | MD | 0 | 2 | Other | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-07-29 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-07-01 | 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-05-29 | 2020 | SC | 0 | 1 | Tires · Other | 2024 Q1 |
| 2020-08-16 | 2013 | AL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-12-03 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Other | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-09-27 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-03-15 | 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-02-14 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-01-22 | 2018 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2016-05-15 | 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-01-14 | 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Other | 2016 Q2 |
| not reported | 2011 | IR | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-11-08 | 2013 | NY | 0 | 3 | Seat Belts | 2015 Q4 |
| 2012-12-01 | 2007 | NY | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2012-02-24 | 2004 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2012 Q1 |
| 2011-05-21 | 2008 | NM | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2011 Q2 |
| 2010-12-26 | 2007 | WV | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2011 Q1 |
| 2010-07-01 | 2009 | IR | 1 | 1 | Air Bags · Structure | 2010 Q4 |
| 2010-06-12 | 2004 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2010 Q3 |
| 2010-06-03 | 2003 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q3 |
| 2009-11-05 | 2002 | MO | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2010 Q1 |
| 2009-11-05 | 2002 | MO | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2010 Q1 |
| 2009-07-09 | 2004 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2010 Q2 |
| 2007-09-07 | 2007 | SW | 1 | 0 | Steering System | 2010 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Toyota received alleging a death or injury in a Toyota Land Cruiser and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Land Cruiser that sold more will have more rows. All Toyota models · What these reports are, and are not.