2018 Toyota Tundra problems and recalls

Owners have filed 99 complaints on the 2018 Toyota Tundra, and NHTSA has issued 9 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (26 complaints).

99
Complaints
9
Recalls
4
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
6
Injuries
71.8
Severity index

Severity index 71.8 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 71.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 33 of 122 by severity index among 2018 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 73% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2018 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 26 complaints (26.3%)26 26%Service BrakesService Brakes: 22 complaints (22.2%)22 22%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 16 complaints (16.2%)16 16%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 14 complaints (14.1%)14 14%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 13 complaints (13.1%)13 13%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 13 complaints (13.1%)13 13%EngineEngine: 11 complaints (11.1%)11 11%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 8 complaints (8.1%)8 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2626.3%
SERVICE BRAKES2222.2%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1616.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1414.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1313.1%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1313.1%
ENGINE1111.1%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE88.1%

Complaints filed per year

012252017: 32018: 252019: 102020: 102021: 32022: 172023: 82024: 52025: 122026: 6 (partial year)1718251920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20173
201825
201910
202010
20213
202217
20238
20245
202512
2026 (year to date)6
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (25 against 30).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V92000023/11/2021STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMToyota 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.
21V68800002/09/2021EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTSToyota 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.
20V41000015/07/2020EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNALToyota 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 requireme
21E10300023/12/2021STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMToyota 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
20V01200013/01/2020FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPToyota 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 ce
18V68500004/10/2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWAREToyota 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.
18V71100011/10/2018EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSToyota 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 inco
17V83100020/12/2017EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSToyota 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
18V12200020/02/2018ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)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

Other Toyota Tundra model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 15 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.