NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Toyota Tundra Recalls
The 2008 Toyota Tundra has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 23, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 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
- 327
- Crashes reported
- 24
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 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 2008 Toyota Tundra
Steering: hydraulic power assist system
- Campaign
- 21V920000
- Reported
- November 23, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 22,462
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009, 2011–2021 Tundra, 1 other model
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
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 Tundra, 12 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 13V123000
- Reported
- April 9, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,525
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 Tundra, 16 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 12V491000
- Reported
- October 10, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,519,424
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Tundra, 11 other models
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 11V278000
- Reported
- May 12, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,629
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009, 2011 Tundra
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 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 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
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 10V017000
- Reported
- January 21, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,230,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 Tundra, 6 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 2007, 2009 Tundra, 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 2006–2007, 2009 Tundra, 9 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist system
- Campaign
- 21E103000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009, 2011–2021 Tundra, 1 other model
2008 Toyota Tundra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 327 owner complaints about the 2008 Toyota Tundra, the newest on August 31, 2026. Of these, 24 describe a crash (7%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Toyota Tundra, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (24%), followed by the structure (17%) and the power train (14%).
2 of the 2008 Toyota Tundra's 13 recalls also concern the vehicle speed control.
Where 2008 Toyota Tundra owners gave the mileage (263 complaints), the median was 42,396 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control77
- Structure56
- Power Train46
- Electrical System38
- Engine36
- Suspension29
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 26 | |
| 2009 | 21 | |
| 2010 | 79 | |
| 2011 | 25 | |
| 2012 | 22 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 21 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2008 Toyota Tundra peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 79. 46% 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 Tundra drew 3.4× the complaints of the median Toyota Tundra year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2008 one of the Toyota Tundra years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 327 complaints about the 2008 Toyota Tundra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2008 Toyota Tundra crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 3 versions of the 2008 Toyota Tundra: 4-door with side airbags, Regular Cab with side airbags and Extended Cab with side airbags.
For the 2008 Toyota Tundra, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the Tundra with the 2018 model year, 10 years after this one.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2008 Toyota Tundra rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 19.8% (4 stars). Of the 19 Tundra years NHTSA rated from 2004 on, 4 had a lower risk, the 2022 the lowest at 18.5%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 2509, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2008 Toyota Tundra: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Toyota Tundra by model year
Other 2008 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: August 31, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted