NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Toyota Tacoma Recalls
The 2009 Toyota Tacoma has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Toyota Tacoma. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 519
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
18 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Toyota Tacoma, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2009 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 2006–2008, 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 2006–2008, 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 2005–2008, 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 2008, 2011–2014 Tacoma, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 14V168000
- Reported
- April 9, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,486,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 13V337000
- Reported
- August 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 342,451
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008, 2011 Tacoma
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 13V014000
- Reported
- January 16, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 Tacoma, 15 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 12V092000
- Reported
- March 7, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 495,470
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008 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 2008, 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 2005–2008 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 2005–2008 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 2005–2008 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 2005–2008 Tacoma, 9 other models
2009 Toyota Tacoma complaints by year
NHTSA has received 519 owner complaints about the 2009 Toyota Tacoma, the newest on August 16, 2026. Of these, 25 describe a crash (5%) and 18 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Toyota Tacoma, the component group named most often is the suspension (23%), followed by the exterior lighting (20%) and the power train (14%).
1 of the 2009 Toyota Tacoma's 13 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2009 Toyota Tacoma owners gave the mileage (379 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension119
- Exterior Lighting105
- Power Train75
- Vehicle Speed Control59
- Structure54
- Electrical System40
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 62 | |
| 2010 | 71 | |
| 2011 | 20 | |
| 2012 | 38 | |
| 2013 | 42 | |
| 2014 | 49 | |
| 2015 | 58 | |
| 2016 | 46 | |
| 2017 | 35 | |
| 2018 | 19 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2009 Toyota Tacoma peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 71. 37% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Toyota Tacoma drew 5.5× the complaints of the median Toyota Tacoma year in the same window: 1st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2009 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 519 complaints about the 2009 Toyota Tacoma are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Tacoma by model year
Other 2009 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: August 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted