NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Toyota Tacoma Recalls
The 2008 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 2008 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
- 449
- Crashes reported
- 48
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 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 2008 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 2006–2007, 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 2006–2007, 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
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 14V475000
- Reported
- August 4, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011–2014 Tacoma, 1 other model
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
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 11V148000
- Reported
- March 4, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 22,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011 Tacoma, 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 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
2008 Toyota Tacoma complaints by year
NHTSA has received 449 owner complaints about the 2008 Toyota Tacoma, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 48 describe a crash (11%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 27 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2008 Toyota Tacoma, the component group named most often is the suspension (28%), followed by the vehicle speed control (19%) and the structure (18%).
1 of the 2008 Toyota Tacoma's 11 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2008 Toyota Tacoma owners gave the mileage (313 complaints), the median was 57,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension125
- Vehicle Speed Control85
- Structure79
- Unknown Or Other44
- Steering41
- Air Bags29
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20 | |
| 2009 | 26 | |
| 2010 | 62 | |
| 2011 | 22 | |
| 2012 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 15 | |
| 2014 | 32 | |
| 2015 | 67 | |
| 2016 | 44 | |
| 2017 | 29 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 15 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 11 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2008 Toyota Tacoma peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 67. 30% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Toyota Tacoma drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Toyota Tacoma year in the same window: 6th highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2008 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 449 complaints about the 2008 Toyota Tacoma are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2008 Toyota Tacoma crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 3 versions of the 2008 Toyota Tacoma: Regular Cab, Extended Cab and 4-door.
For the 2008 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, 11 years after this one.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2008 Toyota Tacoma rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 19.1% (4 stars). Of the 14 Tacoma years NHTSA rated from 2004 on, 9 had a lower risk, the 2015 the lowest at 14.7%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 2504, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2008 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 2008 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted