NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Toyota Tacoma Recalls
The 2005 Toyota Tacoma has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 29, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Toyota Tacoma. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 707
- Crashes reported
- 47
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Toyota Tacoma, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2005 Toyota Tacoma
Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly: leaf
- Campaign
- 14V604000
- Reported
- September 29, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 710,711
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009, 2011 Tacoma
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 13V337000
- Reported
- August 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 342,451
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009, 2011 Tacoma
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 12V092000
- Reported
- March 7, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 495,470
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009 Tacoma
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V035000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,417
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009 Tacoma, 18 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V036000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153,418
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009 Tacoma, 17 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 09V388000
- Reported
- October 5, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,445,056
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009 Tacoma, 6 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 09V223000
- Reported
- June 15, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,080
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009 Tacoma, 9 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 06V096000
- Reported
- April 3, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Tacoma, 5 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 05V302000
- Reported
- June 28, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,592
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Toyota Tacoma
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 05V050000
- Reported
- February 11, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 22,228
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Toyota Tacoma
2005 Toyota Tacoma complaints by year
NHTSA has received 707 owner complaints about the 2005 Toyota Tacoma, the newest on June 18, 2026. Of these, 47 describe a crash (7%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Toyota Tacoma, the component group named most often is the structure (37%), followed by the suspension (19%) and the vehicle speed control (13%).
1 of the 2005 Toyota Tacoma's 10 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2005 Toyota Tacoma owners gave the mileage (534 complaints), the median was 82,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure260
- Suspension137
- Vehicle Speed Control93
- Steering61
- Power Train57
- Air Bags46
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 51 | |
| 2006 | 32 | |
| 2007 | 29 | |
| 2008 | 30 | |
| 2009 | 27 | |
| 2010 | 74 | |
| 2011 | 24 | |
| 2012 | 21 | |
| 2013 | 53 | |
| 2014 | 108 | |
| 2015 | 62 | |
| 2016 | 74 | |
| 2017 | 40 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Toyota Tacoma peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 108. 20% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Toyota Tacoma drew 2.8× the complaints of the median Toyota Tacoma year in the same window: 4th highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2005 one of the Toyota Tacoma years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 707 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Tacoma are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2005 Toyota Tacoma crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 3 versions of the 2005 Toyota Tacoma: Extended Cab, 4-door and Regular Cab.
For the 2005 Toyota Tacoma, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as an option and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the Tacoma with the 2019 model year, 14 years after this one.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 2357, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2005 Toyota Tacoma: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Toyota Tacoma by model year
Other 2005 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: June 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted