Toyota TundraYears to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 6,970 NHTSA owner complaints across 27 model years, the Toyota Tundra years to avoid are 2000, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and the strongest years are 2009, 2015, 2017 and 2020. The Tundra has 74 safety recalls on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Gogerr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Toyota Tundra years to avoid
Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Tundra median. Tap a year for its full report.
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Most common Toyota Tundra problems
All model years combined: 6,970 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | 1731 | 41 |
| Engine | 836 | 19 |
| Suspension | 815 | 57 |
| Power train | 808 | 39 |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 555 | 36 |
| Air bags | 494 | 112 |
| Vehicle speed control | 463 | 72 |
| Electrical system | 461 | 33 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 418 | 3 |
| 28 other systems | 2202 | 179 |
Toyota Tundra recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Showing the 12 newest of 74 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.
NHTSA investigations of the Tundra
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureOpen
- Electrical overstressLed to recall 20V-024
- Air Bag Inflator RuptureLed to recall 14V-668
- Air Bag Inflator RuptureLed to recall 13V-172
- FRAME CORROSIONLed to recall 09V-444
- LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURELed to recall 07V-013
- LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATIONNo recall
- BALL JOINT SEPARATIONLed to recall 05V-225
- FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINT BREAKAGENo recall