NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Toyota Tundra Recalls
The 2006 Toyota Tundra has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Toyota Tundra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 545
- Crashes reported
- 38
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Toyota Tundra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2006 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 2003–2005 Tundra, 11 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 2005, 2007–2009 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 2005 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 2003–2005 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 2003–2005 Tundra, 3 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 Tundra, 12 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 2005, 2007–2009 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 2005, 2007–2009 Tundra, 17 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 2007–2009 Tundra, 9 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 07V013000
- Reported
- January 19, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 533,124
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Tundra, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Tundra, 23 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 19 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 22E002000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Tundra, 1 other model
2006 Toyota Tundra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 545 owner complaints about the 2006 Toyota Tundra, the newest on May 26, 2026. Of these, 38 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 20 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Toyota Tundra, the component group named most often is the structure (31%), followed by the air bags (25%) and the suspension (17%).
4 of the 2006 Toyota Tundra's 13 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Toyota Tundra owners gave the mileage (307 complaints), the median was 96,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure169
- Air Bags134
- Suspension91
- Unknown Or Other65
- Vehicle Speed Control35
- Steering25
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15 | |
| 2007 | 21 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 16 | |
| 2010 | 32 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 23 | |
| 2015 | 99 | |
| 2016 | 52 | |
| 2017 | 32 | |
| 2018 | 40 | |
| 2019 | 50 | |
| 2020 | 28 | |
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 11 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2006 Toyota Tundra peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 99. 12% 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 Tundra drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Toyota Tundra year in the same window: 8th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 545 complaints about the 2006 Toyota Tundra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Tundra by model year
Other 2006 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: May 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted