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Toyota Tacoma · 2012

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V425000·2017-07-03

    Toyota Recalls Tacoma and 4Runner Vehicles with Detaching Hood Scoops

    Southeast Toyota Distributors is recalling 2011-2016 Toyota Tacoma and 4Runner vehicles because accessory hood scoops may detach, creating a road hazard.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA TACOMA, 4RUNNER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V475000·2014-08-04

    Toyota Recalls FJ Cruiser and Tacoma for Incorrect Tire Placard Information

    Toyota is recalling 2008-2014 FJ Cruiser and Tacoma vehicles with specific accessory wheels because the tire placard may list incorrect spare tire size or inflation pressure.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA FJ CRUISER, TACOMA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V494000·2013-10-17

    Toyota Recalls 2012-2013 Tacoma Vehicles Due to Missing Spare Tire Lug Nuts

    Toyota is recalling 979 model year 2012-2013 Tacoma vehicles because the spare tire requires specific lug nuts that were not provided, posing a crash risk if installed incorrectly.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA TACOMA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V123000·2013-04-09

    Toyota Recalls Vehicles with Inaccurate Weight Labels

    Southeast Toyota is recalling specific 2008-2013 models because weight labels were inaccurate, potentially leading to vehicle overloading and tire failure.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA, SCION CAMRY, HIGHLANDER, PRIUS, TC
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V014000·2013-01-16

    Toyota Recalls Vehicles for Passenger Seat Occupant Sensing System Calibration

    Southeast Toyota Distributors is recalling specific 2009-2013 Toyota models because the passenger seat occupant sensing system may not be calibrated, potentially affecting airbag deployment.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, HIGHLANDER HYBRID, CAMRY HYBRID, CAMRY
    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.

  • 2012Not rated by NHTSA

    6 trims tested for 2012; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

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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