NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Toyota Sequoia Recalls
The 2003 Toyota Sequoia has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Toyota Sequoia. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 565
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Toyota Sequoia, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2003 Toyota Sequoia
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V741000
- Reported
- October 17, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 928,220
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004–2007 Sequoia, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V883000
- Reported
- December 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 168,993
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004–2005 Sequoia, 3 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 15V285000
- Reported
- May 13, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,973,468
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004–2007 Sequoia, 3 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 15V286000
- Reported
- May 13, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,069,055
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004–2007 Sequoia, 3 other models
Electronic stability control (esc)
- Campaign
- 10V176000
- Reported
- April 30, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Toyota Sequoia
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 05V225000
- Reported
- May 17, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 768,379
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 Sequoia, 3 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004 Sequoia, 23 other models
2003 Toyota Sequoia complaints by year
NHTSA has received 565 owner complaints about the 2003 Toyota Sequoia, the newest on September 1, 2026. Of these, 16 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 21 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2003 Toyota Sequoia, the component group named most often is the electronic stability control (esc) (28%), followed by the structure (17%) and the vehicle speed control (16%).
1 of the 2003 Toyota Sequoia's 7 recalls also concerns the electronic stability control (esc).
Where 2003 Toyota Sequoia owners gave the mileage (423 complaints), the median was 84,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)158
- Structure98
- Vehicle Speed Control91
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic83
- Electrical System66
- Service Brakes55
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18 | |
| 2005 | 15 | |
| 2006 | 22 | |
| 2007 | 55 | |
| 2008 | 42 | |
| 2009 | 71 | |
| 2010 | 59 | |
| 2011 | 22 | |
| 2012 | 33 | |
| 2013 | 31 | |
| 2014 | 31 | |
| 2015 | 43 | |
| 2016 | 22 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2003 Toyota Sequoia peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 71. 13% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Toyota Sequoia drew 2.9× the complaints of the median Toyota Sequoia year in the same window: 1st highest of the 12 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the Toyota Sequoia years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 565 complaints about the 2003 Toyota Sequoia are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Sequoia by model year
Other 2003 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted