Toyota Tacoma

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Toyota Pickup 1995–2026

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Make
Toyota
Model
Toyota Tacoma
Year range
1995–2026
Generation
1995–2004 · 1st Generation; 2005–2015 · 2nd Generation
Vehicle taxonomy
Tacoma

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Coverage status

7 related public pages are available for this model.

What is on the record for the Toyota Tacoma

Owner complaints for this model most often concern:

  • Body & structure4,442 (20.7%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2011–2016.
  • Suspension3,146 (14.7%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 1995–2025.
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)1,900 (8.8%)Official recall records for this system: 10, covering model years 2007–2025.

Where a mileage was given (10,730 reports), it averaged 83,307 miles.

These are counts of records held, not a failure rate: no vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability score can be derived from it.

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Key takeaways

  • This model hub is not a final reliability verdict.

CarFaultIQ's structured records for the Toyota Tacoma span four generations from 1995 to the current model, in four- and six-cylinder configurations from 2.4 to 4.0 litres on regular gasoline. The second (2005–2015) and third (2016–2023) generations currently have their own dedicated coverage pages.

The Toyota Tacoma is in the CarFaultIQ vehicle directory, but model-specific fault records for it have not been published yet.

This page is a coverage placeholder, not a diagnostic guide. It is deliberately excluded from search indexing until verified model-specific content exists. Nothing on this page should be read as a fault claim about this vehicle.

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Official evidence for this model

Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.

US safety recalls

63 distinct official identifiers · US

Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.

  • 26V514000 — model years 2024, 2025

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024 Tacoma Hybrid and 2024-2025 Tacoma vehicles. The metal flange on the front and rear shock absorbers may corrode and fail, resulting in detachment of the external oil reservoir.

  • 26V179000 — model years 2024, 2025

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Toyota Tundra, Tacoma Hybrid, Tacoma, RAV4 Hybrid, Land Cruiser Hybrid, Lexus GX550, 2024-2026 Tundra Hybrid, 2025 Sequoia Hybrid, Crown Signia, Grand Highlander, Lexus TX500 Hybrid, Lexus NX350 Hybrid, 2025-2026 Grand Highlander Hybrid, and Lexus TX350…

  • 25V656000 — model years 2025

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2025 Tacoma and Tacoma Hybrid vehicles. The front driveshaft constant-velocity (CV) joint may deform and break.

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

1,483 distinct official identifiers · US

Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.

  • 11034826 — model years 2026

    2026 model year Toyota vehicles are equipped with driver side floor mat retainers to secure the floor mat in the correct position. In addition, some models may also utilize retainers for passenger side and rear seat floor mats. During Pre-Delivery Service (PDS), follow the appropriate…

  • 11034819 — model years 2026

    During the manufacturing process, tires are mounted on the vehicle as matched sets to help reduce conditions such as pulling or drifting. If the wheels are replaced or refinished before vehicle delivery, it is important that the tires remain on the vehicle in the same…

  • 11034813 — model years 2026

    A battery in a stored vehicle is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and service life. These conditions include storage period, temperature, parasitic drain, and battery load. Because of these factors, battery inspection and maintenance are required in order to ensure proper operation…

Official NHTSA source

US defect investigations

3 distinct official identifiers · US

An investigation records a regulator review of a suspected defect. It is not automatically a finding or a recall.

  • EA19001 — model years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

    The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.  During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment…

  • DP08001 — model years 2006, 2007

    THE PETITIONER OWNS A MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUIPPED WITH A V6 ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.IN A PETITION SENT TO NHTSA'S OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) DATED JANUARY 10, 2008, HE ALLEGES HE EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENTS OF UNWANTED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING HIS TACOMA.THE…

  • EA97015 — model years 1995, 1996

    There is no summary currently available

Official NHTSA source

Canadian recalls

38 distinct official identifiers · CA

Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.

  • 2026384 — model years 2024

    Issue: On certain trucks, the oil reservoirs may not be properly welded to the shock absorbers. As a result, the welds could corrode and fail and cause the reservoir(s) to detach from the vehicle. Safety Risk: An oil reservoir that detaches from the vehicle could…

  • 2025521 — model years 2025

    Issue: On certain trucks, the front axle shaft(s) may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the axle shaft(s) could break and prevent you from fully turning the steering wheel. Additionally, if the truck is parked and the parking brake isn't applied, the truck…

  • 2025469 — model years 2024

    Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.

Official Transport Canada source

US owner complaint reports

8,407 distinct reports · US

Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.

  • STRUCTURE:BODY: 1,234 reports
  • SUSPENSION: 1,212 reports
  • UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 722 reports

A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.

Official NHTSA source

Evidence is served from a locally stored official-source snapshot. No external API is called to render this page. These records do not replace inspection or diagnosis. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

The second-generation page (2005–2015) and third-generation page (2016–2023) exist; the first (1995–2004) and current fourth generation (2024–2026) do not yet have dedicated pages. All three third-generation records stop by 2020, so a 2021 or later Tacoma on that generation's page falls outside every one of them.

Known common problems

Five Fault pages are currently linked to the Tacoma, split evenly between the two generations with pages. A rear leaf spring fracture record and frame corrosion reports belong to the second generation, the frame record spanning its full 2005–2015 range and the leaf spring record ending at 2011. A leaf spring creak, transmission gear hunting, and a rear differential leak all belong to the third generation and concentrate in its earlier model years, 2016–2019 or 2016–2020. The first generation and the newest fourth generation have no Fault pages documented yet.

Toyota Tacoma Leaf Spring Creak

Suspension & Steering2016-2020

  • A creak from the rear over bumps
  • Noise worse when cold or loaded
SeverityLowDrive?Usually OK to drive short-term

Problems by year range

Used-car checks

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Recall/safety notes

No hand-written safety notes have been added to this hub. Official recall, bulletin and investigation records held for this vehicle are listed under documented evidence on this page — the absence of a note here does not mean no records exist. Always confirm by VIN.

CarFaultIQ holds no recall campaign or complaint-category aggregate scoped to the Tacoma at the model level, so what is documented here comes from the five Fault pages alone. Frame and suspension components feature in three of the five, which makes underbody condition a reasonable inspection focus regardless of generation, alongside a VIN recall check for any campaign CarFaultIQ does not yet hold.

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