Used Toyota 4Runner Parts

The generation and platform decide whether a used part interchanges. Match yours before you request a quote.

• 2003-2009 (fourth generation (N210)) — Based on the J120 Land Cruiser Prado, related to the Lexus GX 470, and the only US 4Runner generation with a V8. A 2006 refresh brought new bumpers, a reworked grille, projector-beam headlamps and LED tail lamps, and moved the turn signals into the headlamp assembly.
• 2010-2024 (fifth generation (N280)) — Built on the J150 Prado / Lexus GX platform. Fifteen model years, one body, one V6. The 2014 facelift changed the front and rear fascia, headlamps and tail lamps with no driveline changes - it splits body and lighting parts, not engines.
• 2025-present (sixth generation (N500)) — A clean break: the GA-F platform shared with the current Tacoma, a 2.4L turbocharged four in place of the V6, an 8-speed automatic and an available hybrid. Nothing from a 2024 truck answers a 2025 one.

Fourth-generation trucks came two ways in the US. EPA lists the 2003 and 2004 4Runner with a 4.0L V6 on a 4-speed automatic or a 4.7L V8 on a 5-speed automatic; from 2005 the V6 moves to the 5-speed too, so a 2004 V6 automatic and a 2005 V6 automatic are not the same unit. The V6 is the 1GR-FE, the V8 the 2UZ-FE, which gained VVT-i for 2005.

The fifth generation has the opposite problem - it is almost too consistent. Every 4WD 4Runner from 2010 through 2024 is listed by EPA with the 4.0L 1GR-FE V6 and a 5-speed automatic. A 2.7L four with a 4-speed automatic was offered on the two-wheel-drive truck, and EPA lists it for 2010 and 2011 only; from 2012 the V6 is the whole lineup. The 4.7L V8 was not carried over.

That consistency is exactly why VIN matching still matters. A long-running engine family does not mean every accessory, harness, sensor and emissions part is identical across fifteen years, and it says nothing about panels, lamps, trim, or 2WD versus part-time versus full-time 4WD hardware.

• Fuel pumps on late fifth-generation trucks are a documented campaign, not a rumour. NHTSA 20V682000 covers 2018-2019 4Runners among many Toyota and Lexus models where the low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank can fail and stall the engine while driving. Do not source a used in-tank pump from a donor in that range, and leave fuel-system work to a qualified shop.
• Airbag hardware is recall territory in both generations. NHTSA 16V065000 covers 2004-2006 4Runners whose airbag control module may be improperly programmed, letting the side curtain-shield bags deploy without a crash; NHTSA 19V741000 covers 2010-2016 4Runners for a passenger frontal airbag inflator. Restraints are not a used-parts purchase - check open campaigns by VIN and leave that system to a professional.
• For body and lighting on a fifth-generation truck, treat 2014 as the wall. The facelift revised the front and rear fascia and fitted projector headlamps and clear-lensed LED tail lamps, so a 2010-2013 lamp or bumper cover is a different part from a 2014-2024 one even though the engine underneath never changed. Lighting shifted again for 2022, when LED low and high beams became standard across all trims.

Safety- and emissions-related parts should be diagnosed and installed by a licensed mechanic.

Engines, transmissions, transfer cases, rear axles, alternators, starters, radiators, headlamp and tail lamp assemblies, tailgates and collision panels are the usual 4Runner requests. Send the 17-digit VIN, the model year, the engine (4.0 V6, 4.7 V8 or 2.7 four) and whether the truck is 2WD, part-time 4WD or full-time 4WD; for exterior parts, say whether it is a pre-2014 or 2014-and-later fifth-generation truck. We quote against verified donors rather than publishing stock or prices.