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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Toyota Tundra Recalls

The 2009 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 2009 Toyota Tundra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
13

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
38

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2009 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 2009 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 2007–2008, 2011–2021 Tundra, 1 other model

21V920000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2005–2008 Tundra, 12 other models

16V396000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: power window devices and controls

Campaign
15V689000
Reported
October 22, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 1,814,284
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2011 Tundra, 11 other models

15V689000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 Tundra, 12 other models

14V743000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2007–2008, 2011 Tundra

11V278000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems

Campaign
11V185000
Reported
March 16, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 1,489
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
Same campaign
also 2011 Tundra, 1 other model

11V185000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 Tundra, 3 other models

11V148000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 Tundra, 18 other models

10V035000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 Tundra, 17 other models

10V036000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2007–2008 Tundra, 6 other models

10V017000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2007–2008 Tundra, 6 other models

09V388000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2006–2008 Tundra, 9 other models

09V223000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: hydraulic power assist system

Campaign
21E103000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2007–2008, 2011–2021 Tundra, 1 other model

21E103000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Toyota Tundra complaints by year

NHTSA has received 38 owner complaints about the 2009 Toyota Tundra, the newest on January 12, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire.

In complaints about the 2009 Toyota Tundra, the component group named most often is the power train (29%), followed by the engine (13%) and the vehicle speed control (13%).

2 of the 2009 Toyota Tundra's 13 recalls also concern the vehicle speed control.

Where 2009 Toyota Tundra owners gave the mileage (31 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train11
  • Engine5
  • Vehicle Speed Control5
  • Electrical System4
  • Unknown Or Other4
  • Air Bags3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Toyota Tundra received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20092
201011
20113
20122
20141
20151
20175
20182
20194
20203
20211
20222
20231

Complaints about the 2009 Toyota Tundra peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 11. 47% 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 Tundra drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Toyota Tundra year in the same window: 18th highest of the 23 ranked years.

Toyota Tundra years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 38 complaints about the 2009 Toyota Tundra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Tundra by model year

Other 2009 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: January 12, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted