NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Toyota Tundra Recalls
The 2005 Toyota Tundra has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Toyota Tundra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 377
- Crashes reported
- 33
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Toyota Tundra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2005 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 2003–2004, 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 2003–2004 Tundra, 3 other models
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 16V396000
- Reported
- June 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,749
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009 Tundra, 12 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 16V065000
- Reported
- February 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 320,409
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Tundra, 4 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 2003–2004, 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 2003–2004, 2006 Tundra, 3 other models
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 Tundra, 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 Tundra, 17 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 07V013000
- Reported
- January 19, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 533,124
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Tundra, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 05V328000
- Reported
- July 20, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,527
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Toyota 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 2003–2004 Tundra
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system
- Campaign
- 05V123000
- Reported
- March 30, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,726
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Tundra
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Tundra, 23 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 22E002000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Tundra, 1 other model
2005 Toyota Tundra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 377 owner complaints about the 2005 Toyota Tundra, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 33 describe a crash (9%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Toyota Tundra, the component group named most often is the structure (24%), followed by the air bags (22%) and the suspension (20%).
7 of the 2005 Toyota Tundra's 14 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Toyota Tundra owners gave the mileage (228 complaints), the median was 82,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure91
- Air Bags83
- Suspension76
- Power Train35
- Unknown Or Other26
- Vehicle Speed Control24
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11 | |
| 2007 | 28 | |
| 2008 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 31 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 29 | |
| 2015 | 54 | |
| 2016 | 28 | |
| 2017 | 21 | |
| 2018 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 27 | |
| 2020 | 26 | |
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2005 Toyota Tundra peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 54. 15% 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 Tundra drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Toyota Tundra year in the same window: 10th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 377 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Tundra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Tundra by model year
Other 2005 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted