NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Toyota Tundra Recalls
The 2003 Toyota Tundra has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Toyota Tundra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 399
- Crashes reported
- 26
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Toyota Tundra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2003 Toyota Tundra
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 2004–2006 Tundra, 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 2004–2005 Tundra, 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 2004–2006 Tundra, 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 2004–2006 Tundra, 3 other models
Structure: frame and members: underbody shields
- Campaign
- 09V444000
- Reported
- November 18, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 110,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Tundra
Air bags: on-off switch assembly
- Campaign
- 05V254000
- Reported
- June 2, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 156,111
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Tundra
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 Tundra, 3 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Tundra, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E065000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Tundra, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Tundra, 46 other models
2003 Toyota Tundra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 399 owner complaints about the 2003 Toyota Tundra, the newest on April 30, 2026. Of these, 26 describe a crash (7%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Toyota Tundra, the component group named most often is the structure (38%), followed by the air bags (22%) and the suspension (16%).
1 of the 2003 Toyota Tundra's 10 recalls also concerns the structure.
Where 2003 Toyota Tundra owners gave the mileage (270 complaints), the median was 100,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure150
- Air Bags86
- Suspension63
- Power Train35
- Unknown Or Other32
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic22
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12 | |
| 2004 | 12 | |
| 2005 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 13 | |
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 20 | |
| 2010 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 15 | |
| 2012 | 19 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 45 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 36 | |
| 2018 | 24 | |
| 2019 | 27 | |
| 2020 | 18 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2003 Toyota Tundra peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 45. 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 Tundra drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Toyota Tundra year in the same window: 12th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 399 complaints about the 2003 Toyota Tundra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Tundra by model year
Other 2003 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: April 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted