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Toyota Tacoma · 2005

5 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V604000·2014-09-29

    Toyota Recalls Tacoma Vehicles Due to Rear Leaf Spring Fracture Risk

    Toyota is recalling 2005-2011 Tacoma Pre-Runner and 4x4 vehicles because a rear leaf spring may fracture and puncture the fuel tank, increasing fire risk.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA TACOMA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·12V092000·2012-03-07

    Toyota Recalls 2005-2009 Tacoma for Air Bag Cable Defect

    Toyota is recalling 2005-2009 Tacoma vehicles because steering wheel vibration may damage the cable powering the driver's air bag, potentially preventing deployment in a crash.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA TACOMA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·10V036000·2010-02-03

    Toyota and Scion Vehicles Recalled for Missing Load Capacity Labels

    NHTSA is recalling 2004-2011 Toyota and Scion vehicles sold without required load carrying capacity modification labels, which may increase crash risk if overloaded.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA, SCION HIGHLANDER, CAMRY, TC, XB
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·10V035000·2010-02-03

    Toyota and Scion Vehicles Recalled for Missing Tire Load Labels

    Gulf States Toyota is recalling 2005-2010 Toyota and Scion vehicles sold without required tire load capacity labels.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA, SCION FJ CRUISER, XD, CAMRY, TC
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2005Not rated by NHTSA

    3 trims tested for 2005; overall ratings can differ by trim.

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Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 1 open

  • DP23005 Defect Petition · open · service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components
  • EA12006 Engineering Analysis · electrical system
  • PE12002 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system
  • PE10008 Preliminary Evaluation · steering
  • PE09054 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling
  • DP08001 Defect Petition · vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2005 · body 201 complaints, median 109,450 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2006 · body 191 complaints, median 93,000 mi
  • 2016 · powertrain 131 complaints, median 13,938 mi
  • 2012 · engine 91 complaints, median 61,236 mi
  • 2009 · lighting 84 complaints, median 45,900 mi
    Includes 15 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

1,433 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.6/5 · 5 complaints
  • 2025: 3.4/5 · 92 complaints · most complained-of: body
  • 2024: 3.3/5 · 145 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2023: 3.6/5 · 53 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2022: 3.7/5 · 57 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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