NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Toyota Tacoma Recalls
The 2006 Toyota Tacoma has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Toyota Tacoma. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 782
- Crashes reported
- 66
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Toyota Tacoma, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2006 Toyota Tacoma
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 2007–2009, 2011 Tacoma, 12 other models
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 14V743000
- Reported
- November 19, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009, 2011 Tacoma, 12 other models
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 2005, 2007–2009, 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 2005, 2007–2009, 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 2005, 2007–2009 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 2005, 2007–2009 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 2005, 2007–2009 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 2005, 2007–2009 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 2005, 2007–2009 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 2005 Tacoma, 5 other models
Tires: bead
- Campaign
- 06V061000
- Reported
- March 2, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,020
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Toyota Tacoma
2006 Toyota Tacoma complaints by year
NHTSA has received 782 owner complaints about the 2006 Toyota Tacoma, the newest on April 22, 2026. Of these, 66 describe a crash (8%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 31 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Toyota Tacoma, the component group named most often is the structure (31%), followed by the suspension (20%) and the vehicle speed control (19%).
1 of the 2006 Toyota Tacoma's 11 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2006 Toyota Tacoma owners gave the mileage (592 complaints), the median was 71,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure242
- Suspension154
- Vehicle Speed Control147
- Air Bags76
- Power Train56
- Unknown Or Other47
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 38 | |
| 2007 | 41 | |
| 2008 | 30 | |
| 2009 | 42 | |
| 2010 | 105 | |
| 2011 | 53 | |
| 2012 | 35 | |
| 2013 | 50 | |
| 2014 | 73 | |
| 2015 | 69 | |
| 2016 | 99 | |
| 2017 | 29 | |
| 2018 | 22 | |
| 2019 | 20 | |
| 2020 | 23 | |
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Toyota Tacoma peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 105. 19% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Toyota Tacoma drew 2.9× the complaints of the median Toyota Tacoma year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2006 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
- Rollover: 4/5
The 782 complaints about the 2006 Toyota Tacoma are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Tacoma by model year
Other 2006 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: April 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted