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2018 Toyota Tundra Recalls, Ratings & Complaints

The 2018 Toyota Tundra has 9 NHTSA recall campaigns and 100 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Toyota dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2018 Toyota Tundra, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

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2018 Toyota Tundra owner complaints

Owners have filed 100 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Toyota Tundra, describing incidents dated October 25, 2017 to September 21, 2026.

Most-cited components

  • Electrical System 26 complaints
  • Service Brakes 22 complaints
  • Fuel/Propulsion System 18 complaints
  • Vehicle Speed Control 14 complaints
  • Electronic Stability Control (ESC) 13 complaints
  • Unknown or Other 13 complaints

Of the 100 complaints on file, 4 report a crash and 3 a fire; across all 100 complaints, owners report 6 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

  • ODI #11766137 · Filed

    The vehicle is a 2018 Toyota Tundra and failed state inspection at an authorized dealership due to the power steering rack and pinion assemble leaking at both ends. This is the same failure described in Toyota recall 21V920000, but Toyota claims my VIN is not covered. This is a severe safety issue…

  • ODI #11743578 · Filed

    Front Upper Grille Hood Scoop becomes loose and flys off during highway speeds and can distract a driver to the point of having an accident. Has been replaced once and is loose again held down by duck tape.

  • ODI #11742842 · Filed

    Vehicle never been crash or hit by other car, but is showing problem with the air bag system

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Power Steering Gear Assembly May Leak Oil

NHTSA #21E103000 · Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist System · NHTSA notice

Reported December 23, 2021 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Potentially affected: 151 vehicles

Repair completion: 86.09% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Toyota campaign 21TH01 · Owners notified February 17, 2022

Defect description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain JTEKT power steering gear assembly service parts for 2007-2021 Tundra and 2008-2022 Sequoia, part numbers 44250-0C160, 44250-0C131, 44250-0C170, and 11250-0C121. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.

Safety consequence

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

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 17, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 21TH01.

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.

Oil Leak May Cause a Loss of Power Steering Assist

NHTSA #21V920000 · Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist System · NHTSA notice

Reported November 23, 2021 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Potentially affected: 22,462 vehicles

Repair completion: 95.1% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Toyota campaign 21TB10 / 21TA10 · Owners notified January 21, 2022

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

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

Manufacturer 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.

Headlight Electrical Connector May Overheat

NHTSA #21V688000 · Exterior Lighting — Headlights · NHTSA notice

Reported September 2, 2021 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Potentially affected: 158,489 vehicles

Repair completion: 78.71% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Toyota campaign 21TB06 / 21TA06 · Owners notified April 25, 2022

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

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

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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.

Turn Signals are not Bright Enough/FMVSS 108

NHTSA #20V410000 · Exterior Lighting — Turn Signal · NHTSA notice

Reported July 15, 2020 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Potentially affected: 183,397 vehicles

Repair completion: 92.93% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Toyota campaign 20TB12/20TA12 · Owners notified August 17, 2020

Defect description

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."

Safety consequence

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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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.

Fuel Pump May Fail

NHTSA #20V012000 · Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump · NHTSA notice

Reported January 13, 2020 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Potentially affected: 1,830,752 vehicles

Repair completion: 91.84% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Toyota campaign 20TB02/20TA02/20LB01 · Owners notified May 1, 2020

Recall group: Denso fuel pumps

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

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

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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.

Incorrect Weight on Capacity Label/FMVSS 110

NHTSA #18V711000 · Equipment — Other — Labels · NHTSA notice

Reported October 11, 2018 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Potentially affected: 508 vehicles

Repair completion: 100% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Toyota campaign J0Z · Owners notified November 16, 2018 · Vehicles built August 8, 2017 – August 20, 2018 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

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."

Safety consequence

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

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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.

Air Bags May Not Deploy as Intended/FMVSS 208, 214

NHTSA #18V685000 · Electrical System — Software · NHTSA notice

Reported October 4, 2018 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Potentially affected: 168,187 vehicles

Repair completion: 94.34% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Toyota campaign J0X · Owners notified October 26, 2018 · Vehicles built August 3, 2017 – September 26, 2018 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

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."

Safety consequence

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

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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.

Electronic Stability Control Deactivates/FMVSS 126

NHTSA #18V122000 · Electronic Stability Control (ESC) · NHTSA notice

Reported February 20, 2018 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Potentially affected: 64,901 vehicles

Toyota campaign J0H · Owners notified March 14, 2018 · Vehicles built August 3, 2017 – February 9, 2018 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

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."

Safety consequence

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

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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.

Incorrect Load Information on Label/FMVSS 110

NHTSA #17V831000 · Equipment — Other — Labels · NHTSA notice

Reported December 20, 2017 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Potentially affected: 649 vehicles

Repair completion: 93.21% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Toyota campaign Toyota H0Z Lexus HLF · Owners notified January 23, 2018 · Vehicles built July 11, 2017 – November 4, 2017 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

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."

Safety consequence

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

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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.

Other Toyota Tundra model years

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