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The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.","consequence":"An oil leak may cause a sudden loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the power steering gear assembly as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on January 21, 2022.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's numbers for this recall are 21TB10 and 21TA10.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"21TB10 / 21TA10","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"17V311000","component":"WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS","mfr":"Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC","reported":"2017-05-11","owner_notified":"2017-06-23","units":1325,"summary":"Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles accessorized with Southeast Toyota accessory 20-inch Rockstar wheels installed by Southeast Toyota or a Southeast Toyota dealer.  The Rockstar wheels were installed with lugnuts that may crack and detach.","consequence":"Lugnuts that crack and detach may cause the wheels to separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"SET will notify owners, and dealers will install new replacement lugnuts, free of charge.  The recall began June 23, 2017.  Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.  SET's number for this recall is SET17A.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SET17A","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":10,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Service Brakes",4],["Electrical System",2],["Vehicle Speed Control",2],["Steering",1],["Visibility/Wiper",1],["Fuel/Propulsion System",1]],"by_year":{"2016":3,"2017":1,"2018":4,"2019":2},"excerpts":[]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA19001","component":"AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE","opened":"2019-04-19","closed":"2024-09-19","campaign":"20V024","subject":"Electrical overstress","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.\u00c2\u00a0 During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW. \u00c2\u00a0The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with "}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV 2WD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.185,"seats":null,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV 4WD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.185,"seats":null,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null}],"popularity":37,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":15,"ncap":null,"complaints":10},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}