2018 Toyota Tundra: recalls and complaints

No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks

All updates to the register

• 21V92000023 Nov 2021Steering / Rack and Pinion
• 21V6880002 Sep 2021Exterior Lighting / Headlights
• 20V41000015 Jul 2020Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal
• 20V01200013 Jan 2020Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
• 18V71100011 Oct 2018Equipment / Other / Labels
• 18V6850004 Oct 2018Electrical System / Software
• 18V12200020 Feb 2018Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
• 17V83100020 Dec 2017Equipment / Other / Labels

1. 21V920000Received 23 Nov 2021. 22,462 units.

   Steering / Rack and Pinion

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2022 Sequoia and 2007-2021 Tundra vehicles. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An oil leak may cause a sudden loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number 21TB10 / 21TA10. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 21 Jan 2022.

2. 21V688000Received 2 Sep 2021. 158,489 units.

   Exterior Lighting / Headlights

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Tundra vehicles. The headlight electrical circuits may power the high and low beams simultaneously, which could overheat the electrical connector.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An overheated electrical connector can increase the risk of a fire.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will modify the engine wire harness assembly and replace any damaged bulb, bulb connector, and/or headlight assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 25, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 21TB06 and 21TA06.

   Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number 21TB06 / 21TA06. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 25 Apr 2022.

3. 20V410000Received 15 Jul 2020. 183,397 units.

   Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Toyota Tundra vehicles equipped with LED headlight assemblies. Due to a wiring error, the front turn signals may not flash brightly enough. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the turn signals or hazard lamps do not flash brightly enough, other drivers may fail to see that the turn signal or hazard lamp functions have been activated, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will modify the wire harness connected to the front turn signal bulbs free of charge. The recall began August 17, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TB12/20TA12.

   Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number 20TB12/20TA12. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Aug 2020.

4. 20V012000Received 13 Jan 2020. 1,830,752 units.

   Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and certain Lexus NX 300, and ES 350 vehicles on January 13, 2020. On March 4, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include certain 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser, 2018 Avalon, Corolla, 2014 FJ Cruiser, 2017 Sienna and Lexus 2018 ES 350, 2018-2019 GS 300, 2013-2014 GS350, 2014-2015 GX 460, IS 350 and LX 570, 2014 IS F, 2018-2019 IS 350, LC 500H and LS 500H, 2013-2015 LS 460, 2015 NX 200T and RC350, 2017 RC 200T and RX 350. Toyota also removed the 2018-2019 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser and 2018-2019 Lexus GX 460 and LX 570 and 2019 NX300 from inclusion in this recall. On March 19, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include 2015 Lexus GS350 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began May 4, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB02 and 20TA02 for Toyota vehicles and 20LB01 and 20LA01 for Lexus vehicles.

   Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number 20TB02/20TA02/20LB01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 May 2020.

5. 18V711000Received 11 Oct 2018. 508 units.

   Equipment / Other / Labels

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra vehicles. The accessory all-weather floormats may have been counted twice when creating the load carrying capacity modification label, resulting in the capacity modification label incorrectly overstating the additional weight by 10 pounds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Since the incorrect label is not within 1% of the additional weight, the vehicles are not compliant with the FMVSS.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   All vehicle owners will be sent a corrected label. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0Z.

   Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number J0Z. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 16 Nov 2018.

6. 18V685000Received 4 Oct 2018. 168,187 units.

   Electrical System / Software

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may erroneously detect a fault during the vehicle start-up self check. If this occurs, the ECU may not deploy the airbags as intended, in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 214, "Side Impact Protection."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the air bags do not deploy as intended, it can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall began October 26, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0X. Note: 18V-122 was superseded by this recall. The software remedy also includes the updates to the software for 18V-122.

   Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number J0X. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Oct 2018.

7. 18V122000Received 20 Feb 2018. 64,901 units.

   Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles. Electrical interference within the power supply circuit may cause the vehicle's electronic stability control system to be deactivated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Deactivation of the vehicle stability control system can increase the risk of a crash in certain conditions.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle's software, free of charge. The recall began March 14, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0H. Note: This recall has been superseded by 18V-685. The software remedy for 18V-685 includes the updates to the software for this recall.

   Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number J0H. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Mar 2018.

8. 17V831000Received 20 Dec 2017. 649 units.

   Equipment / Other / Labels

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Toyota 4Runner and Tundra, 2018 Toyota Highlander, RAV4 and Lexus GX460 and 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicles. These vehicles may have incorrect load carrying capacity modification labels. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An incorrect load information label can result in the operator overloading the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Toyota will notify owners and provide them with corrected labels, free of charge. The recall began on January 23, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are H0Z for Toyota vehicles, and HLF for Lexus vehicles.

   Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Manufacturer campaign number Toyota H0Z Lexus HLF. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Jan 2018.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

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.

• 2018 Toyota Tundra
• All 2018 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash

4

Complaints that report a fire

3

Injuries in the complaints

6

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

22 Sep 2026

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.

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

1. 19990
2. 20003
3. 20012
4. 20023
5. 20037
6. 20048
7. 200512
8. 200610
9. 200712
10. 200812
11. 200912
12. 201015
13. 201110
14. 20123
15. 20135
16. 20144
17. 20154
18. 20165
19. 20175
20. 20188
21. 20199
22. 20204
23. 20212
24. 202213
25. 202313
26. 202410
27. 20255
28. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

• Toyota Tundra: all model years
• Toyota: 65 model lines

Follow by RSS:Toyota recallsVehicle recalls

• NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
• NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
• NHTSA page of the 2018 Toyota TundraThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2018 Toyota Tundra?

2,429,345 units in 8 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Tundra have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 74 recall campaigns for the Toyota Tundra, model years 1999 to 2026. 8 of them name the 2018 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2018 Toyota Tundra name most often?

Electrical System: 27 of 156 component mentions, or 173.1 per 1,000. For all 2018 vehicles the figure is 120.7 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Toyota Tundra open?

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.