Toyota Tundra Recalls
The Tundra has been recalled 54 times. The 2010 model year has been involved in the most campaigns.
Recalls are free repairs, initiated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or Toyota itself, for a widespread safety problem. They might be a pain, but a recalled problem is better than an ignored one.
Latest Tundra Recall News
There's a lot of news out there, but not all of it matters. We try to boil down it to the most important bits about things that actually help you with your car problem. Interested in getting these stories in an email? Signup for free email alerts over at CarComplaints.com.
Toyota is recalling 65,000 vehicles to replace the front passenger airbag inflators … again.
Although the previous recall used new replacement Takata airbag inflators, this latest recall will use inflators supplied by a company other than Takata.
Those previous replacements were still using ammonium nitrate, a propellant that breaks down and explodes unpredictably when exposed to humidity and moisture.Takata's inflators has been a long-running nightmare for millions of owners, hopefully this is the last time you'll have to bring your car in for service related to these exploding chunks of metal.
keep reading article "Toyota Vehicles Recalled Again to Get Rid of Ammonium Nitrate Inflators"Poorly programmed control units have led to a Toyota airbag recall for 188,000 vehicles from the 2018-2019 model years.
The automaker says the airbag electronic control units weren't programmed correctly, causing problems when the vehicles are started and the airbag sensors are disabled.
Every airbag is attached to a control unit that monitors data from sensors and determines when the airbag should deploy. You can imagine how important it is that these control units are dialed in. Toyota forgot that whole part.
keep reading article "Faulty Control Units Can Shut Off Airbags in 2018-2019 Toyotas"Watch your step, Tundra owners!
keep reading article "Tundra Step Bumpers Recalled"Toyota is recalling 73,000 Tundra trucks for step bumpers that may break when stepped on. Affected are 2016-2017 Toyota Tundra trucks equipped with rear step bumpers made of resin, with resin reinforcement brackets at the corners.
This only applies to trucks with resin bumpers, not chrome. The recall was expected to begin last month.A minor label issue is about to become a major pain in the butt for 2,500 Toyota and Scion owners.
Why do automakers bother with recalls about stickers? Because of federal law.
keep reading article "Wrong Weight Limit Label Recall"Based on federal regulations, a load carrying modification label must be added to a vehicle if weight exceeding the lesser of 1.5 percent of 100 pounds is added to a vehicle between final vehicle certification and the first retail sale of the vehicle. Any corrected values must be accurate to within 1 percent of the actual added weight.
…How hot do you like your seat heater in the winter?
If you like it really toasty — as in, with an actual flame — you’ll probably love one of 7,700 Toyota vehicles with seat heaters that catch on fire. The vehicles have been recalled because fire and cars don’t get along, what with their tanks of highly flammable liquids and all. All the affected vehicles are equipped with aftermarket accessory seat heaters that contain copper strand heating elements. The recall is being handled by Southeast Toyota Distributors (SET) which is the world’s largest distributor of Toyota and Scion vehicles.
The recall is expected to begin on July 14, 2016 and the seat heaters will need to be disconnected. Owners will be reimbursed.
keep reading article "Toyota Wants to Stop Seat Heaters From Setting Owner's Buns on Fire"The 2014 Toyota Tundra has garnish problems and I'm not talking about parsley.
Toyota says the garnish on the center pillars wasn't installed properly and may affect how the side-curtain airbag deploys. Here's what you need to know:…
keep reading article "The Tundra Has Garnish Problems? Yep, Garnish Problems"Last April, Toyota was involved in a worldwide recall of over 3 million vehicles with defective airbag inflators from parts supplier Takata.
The inflators have been rupturing and sending hot shrapnel all over the cabin, resulting in severe burns and cuts for owners. All affected cars were recalled and their inflator serial numbers were checked against a list of defective parts provided by the supplier. If the number was on the list, the inflator was replaced and it seemed like we could all get back to enjoying our summer.…
keep reading article "Dangerous Takata Airbags Recalled Again"