Recall Register

1996 Toyota Tacoma: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1996 Toyota Tacoma. The campaign is 96V129000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Jul 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front. NHTSA has 253 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

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Remedy of campaign 96V129000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will repair the suspension support.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 90,000 units in total.

  1. 96V129000Received . 90,000 units.

    Suspension / Front

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Under certain driving conditions, the front suspension support can crack leading to failure of the support.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can result in loss of vehicle control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will repair the suspension support.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

253 complaints, 321 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1996 Toyota Tacoma
  • All 1996 vehicles
1996 Toyota Tacoma: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1996 TacomaAll 1996 vehiclesTacoma, all yearsMentions
Suspension29655146.495
Structure205.639.5207.266
Engine and Engine Cooling65.4140.916.321
Tires62.337.224.920
Air Bags5366.952.217
Power Train46.797.988.615
Vehicle Speed Control43.64272.514
Service Brakes, Hydraulic37.4120.922.312
Seat Belts34.323.114.311
Electrical System288440.59

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.

Complaints that report a crash
20
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
13
Deaths in the complaints
2
Date of the newest complaint
20 Mar 2023

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1996 Toyota Tacoma, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1997, with 39 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1996 Toyota Tacoma
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA97015Engineering analysisTURN SIGNAL FAILURESExterior Lighting22 Jul 199721 Sep 1998

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1996 Toyota Tacoma: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/tacoma/1996/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Toyota Tacoma?
90,000 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Tacoma have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 56 recall campaigns for the Toyota Tacoma, model years 1995 to 2026. 1 of them names the 1996 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Toyota Tacoma name most often?
Suspension: 95 of 321 component mentions, or 296 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 55 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Toyota Tacoma open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.