2019 Toyota Tundra problems and recalls

Owners have filed 72 complaints on the 2019 Toyota Tundra, and NHTSA has issued 10 recalls. The most cited component is the Fuel/Propulsion System (15 complaints).

72
Complaints
10
Recalls
4
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
7
Injuries
84.3
Severity index

Severity index 84.3 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 84.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 15 of 123 by severity index among 2019 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 88% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2019 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 15 complaints (20.8%)15 21%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 15 complaints (20.8%)15 21%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 13 complaints (18.1%)13 18%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 11 complaints (15.3%)11 15%Service BrakesService Brakes: 9 complaints (12.5%)9 12%Fuel SystemFuel System: 7 complaints (9.7%)7 10%GasolineGasoline: 7 complaints (9.7%)7 10%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 5 complaints (6.9%)5 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1520.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1520.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1318.1%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE1115.3%
SERVICE BRAKES912.5%
FUEL SYSTEM79.7%
GASOLINE79.7%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING56.9%

Complaints filed per year

06132019: 132020: 112021: 72022: 92023: 92024: 82025: 102026: 5 (partial year)191320212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201913
202011
20217
20229
20239
20248
202510
2026 (year to date)5
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (27 against 27).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V68200004/11/2020FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia, 2017-2020 Sienna,
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
18V90000019/12/2018EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Toyota Tundra standard and long bed trucks equipped with a spray-in bed liner. The load carrying capacity modification label may have been incorrectly calculated. If the label is followed, the vehicle m
19V24400027/03/2019EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSGulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris vehicles. The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. As such, these vehi

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 2026-08-04. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.