Are 4Runners not in full production? (Jun '26)

[l008com]

I'm looking at all of my local toyota dealerships. They'll have 3 or 4 4Runners, and 30 to 40 Tacomas in stock! Same at all of them. I thought one had a better stock of 4Runners, but once I clicked and started browsing, turns out they're listing cars that are currently being built, in other words NOT in stock, cars that may be in stock in a few weeks or months.

What is up with that? Is this how it always is? Did another container ship get stuck in a canal or something? Its hard to negotiate a price when there is essentially no supply at all!

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[FoozGrind]

Whatever you do don’t fucking put a deposit down. Keep calling local stealerships like weekly eventually you will find one. Took me a month of non stop calling March 2025 to get mine

 

[Steveg203]

Whatever you do don’t fucking put a deposit down. Keep calling local stealerships like weekly eventually you will find one. Took me a month of non stop calling March 2025 to get mine

I put a deposit down in December and got my 4 Runner in Early February. The deposit was fully refundable. I wasn’t in a hurry anyway. My dealer hasn’t had any 4 Runners in stock for months. They are all pre sold Before they hit the lot.

 

[Nodak]

most 4runner are pre-sold still after a year in production.

the fact that its still made in the tahara plant and overall build and fit/finish quality is above the taco/tundra is what is keeping them in short supply.

 

[mv213]

Hot tip: If the pictures of the vehicle on the dealer's website aren't taken at the dealership, the vehicle probably isn't in stock.

After looking at a few dozen 4Runners on dealer websites you should be able to tell pretty easily. It seems like they all use the same "stock" pictures for trucks that are being built/in transit.

 

[Snowball]

Maybe I just got lucky, but when I decided to pull the trigger on my 4R I called my local (small) dealership and told them the trim and color I wanted. They didn’t have one on the lot but had it next day from a state over.

They only have 2-3 on the lot, but it didn’t seem to be a problem getting one to my preference.

I do have a solid history with them, so maybe that makes a difference?

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Whatever you do don’t fucking put a deposit down. Keep calling local stealerships like weekly eventually you will find one. Took me a month of non stop calling March 2025 to get mine

If it’s a non refundable deposit, I definitely agree! After a year of infrequently checking the closest dealer, I found one last May.

 

[mfoga]

I emailed every dealer who had one within 100 miles(SoCal so just image how many dealers that is) in trim and Color I wanted. 90% were in transit and supposed to be del in a week or two. One dealer had two and both sold same day ( one was mine) the rest are still on lots mostly because those dealers refused to deal. The one I was actually looking at first as they had best deal is still in transit nearly 3 months later.
Use Toyota website to see what is available by you it shows what is in stock and transit very clearly.

 

[Moon_89]

I am in Michigan & wanted this spec: Everest Green ORP (Non-Hybrid) with the upgraded TRD wheels. Luckily May of last year a Toyota dealer, 1-Hour north of me had the exact spec incoming. It was "up for grabs" so I immediately placed a $1k (refundable) deposit & got my 2023 Lexus IS500 appraised. A month later in June I took delivery with my trade-in.

 

[FoozGrind]

Yea they are all refundable until you want it back and have to fight them to get it. If you can deal with that then all good with a deposit. I’ll never give them one but maybe I just have a better selection as I have about 4 dealers within an hour of me so calling every week worked out

 

[4Everest]

I'm looking at all of my local toyota dealerships. They'll have 3 or 4 4Runners, and 30 to 40 Tacomas in stock! Same at all of them.

I don't know anything about production capacity on 4Runners, but Toyota's been selling a quarter million Tacos a year for a while now, so it makes sense that you'll see more of them on the dealer lots.

I put a deposit on mine right after it was built, because there weren't any around in the spec I wanted. It's likely a lot of these are getting snatched up before they even get to dealers. Good luck tho.

 

[Steveg203]

Yea they are all refundable until you want it back and have to fight them to get it. If you can deal with that then all good with a deposit. I’ll never give them one but maybe I just have a better selection as I have about 4 dealers within an hour of me so calling every week worked out

My dealer put it in writing that the deposit is refundable and they also have a great reputation. I have put down deposits in the past with other dealers and I did cancel the order and I never had a problem getting it back from any dealer I ever dealt with.

 

[pistol]

I have a deposit on an everest orp non hybrid and have been checking this spreadsheet I found posted here. No idea how accurate it really is but you can see whats actually in stock, what has dealer hold/presold, etc. My unit did seem to update yesterday with a delivery window Jun 18- July 1

 

[Steveg203]

I have a deposit on an everest orp non hybrid and have been checking this spreadsheet I found posted here. No idea how accurate it really is but you can see whats actually in stock, what has dealer hold/presold, etc. My unit did seem to update yesterday with a delivery window Jun 18- July 1

I watched mine and when the dealer showed the delivery date, it was pretty much spot on. Then I saw on the dealer site and it showed in stock. I got a call an hour later from them telling me it’s in.

 

[pistol]

I watched mine and when the dealer showed the delivery date, it was pretty much spot on. Then I saw on the dealer site and it showed in stock. I got a call an hour later from them telling me it’s in.

Did the dealer website have one date or a window like I mentioned?

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