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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":"17V416000","component":"AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2017-06-29","owner_notified":"2017-06-22","units":5,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Tundra vehicles.  The affected vehicles have a passenger knee air bag module that was attached to the instrument panel mounting brackets with incorrect bolts.","consequence":"The incorrect bolts may cause the air bag module to loosen over time, affecting the performance of the knee airbag, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"All of the affected vehicles have been inspected and any incorrect knee air bag mounting bolts have been replaced, free of charge.  The recall began on June 22, 2017.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is H0K.","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":"H0K","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"},{"campaign":"17V051000","component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2017-01-24","owner_notified":"2017-04-21","units":72847,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Tundra vehicles equipped with a resin rear step bumper and resin reinforcement brackets (vehicles with chrome step bumpers are not affected).  In the event of an impact to the corner of the bumper, the resin bracket may be damaged but not be noticed.","consequence":"If a person steps on the corner of the bumper that is damaged, a portion of the bumper may break away, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the resin rear bumper reinforcement brackets with steel ones, and replace the rear bumper tread, free of charge.  The recall began on May 21, 2017.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is H0C.","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":"H0C","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V420000","component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS","mfr":"Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC","reported":"2016-06-09","owner_notified":"2016-07-14","units":4253,"summary":"Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Camry and Highlander, 2015-2016 Toyota Tundra, Scion FR-S, and tC vehicles.  The Load Carrying Capacity Modification Label may not reflect the correct added weight of the installed accessories.  As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, \"Tire Selection and Rims for Passenger Cars.\"","consequence":"An incorrect label may lead an owner to overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"SET will notify owners, and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge.  The recall began on July 14, 2016.  Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.","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":"SET-16C","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":5,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":65,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":119,"crash":2,"fire":0,"injured":3,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Service Brakes",34],["Electrical System",26],["Structure",21],["Exterior Lighting",15],["Unspecified",15],["Steering",7]],"by_year":{"2015":4,"2016":28,"2017":26,"2018":10,"2019":11,"2020":12,"2021":5,"2022":2,"2023":7,"2024":3,"2025":6,"2026":5},"excerpts":[["2025-05-07","Electrical System","Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2016 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while going through prior service paperwork found in the vehicle, he discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. The contact also stated that the vehicle was once sold at a private auction. At the time of\u2026"],["2025-03-20","Structure","I have had multiple incidents where the front hood bulge has blown off going down the interstate and nearly hit other cars. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not been worth buying a new one with the risk of them flying off. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s definitely a saftey concern and a hazard."],["2025-02-20","Service Brakes","The trailer brake controller went out. It does not supply electronic braking and the truck no longer recognizes the controller on the dashboard. Multiple on line chats and forums, along with my trailer provider, show awareness of this defect. Online individuals learned of the issue during emergency stopping. This appea\u2026"]]},"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":"PU/CC 2WD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.219,"seats":null,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"PU/CC 4WD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.198,"seats":null,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"PU/EC 2WD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.219,"seats":null,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"PU/EC 4WD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.198,"seats":null,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"PU/RC 2WD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.219,"seats":3,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"PU/RC 4WD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.198,"seats":3,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null}],"popularity":35,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":17,"ncap":4,"complaints":119},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}