2018 Toyota Tundra: owner complaints and recalls
Analysis of 99 owner complaints filed with NHTSA and 9 recall campaigns. Updated 2026-07-25.
99
Complaints
9
Recalls
4
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
6
Injuries
82.8
Severity index
Severity index 82.8 - Medium. This weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints; see methodology.
Among the 121 2018 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2018 Toyota Tundra ranks 31 of 121 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 74% of its model-year peers. See the full 2018 ranking.
What actually fails
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints citing it |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 26 | 26.3% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 22 | 22.2% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 16 | 16.2% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 14 | 14.1% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 13 | 13.1% |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 13 | 13.1% |
| ENGINE | 11 | 11.1% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 8 | 8.1% |
The single most-reported system is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, cited in 26 of 99 complaints (26.3%). One complaint can name several systems, so these shares overlap and do not total 100%.
Complaints filed per year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2026 (year to date) | 6 |
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.
Recall campaigns
| Campaign | Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21V920000 | 23/11/2021 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 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. |
| 21V688000 | 02/09/2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 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. |
| 20V410000 | 15/07/2020 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 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 requireme |
| 21E103000 | 23/12/2021 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 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 |
| 20V012000 | 13/01/2020 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 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 ce |
| 18V685000 | 04/10/2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | 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. |
| 18V711000 | 11/10/2018 | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 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 inco |
| 17V831000 | 20/12/2017 | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 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 |
| 18V122000 | 20/02/2018 | ELECTRONIC 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 |
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.