NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Toyota Tacoma Recalls
The 2011 Toyota Tacoma has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 3, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Toyota Tacoma. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 186
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
On a 2011 Toyota Tacoma, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2011 Toyota Tacoma
Structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 17V425000
- Reported
- July 3, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,547
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2016 Tacoma, 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 2006–2009 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 2006–2009 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 2005–2009 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 2008–2009, 2012–2014 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 2005–2009 Tacoma
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 2012–2013 Tacoma, 16 other models
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 2009, 2012 Tacoma, 15 other models
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 2008–2009 Tacoma, 3 other models
2011 Toyota Tacoma complaints by year
NHTSA has received 186 owner complaints about the 2011 Toyota Tacoma, the newest on August 18, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (4%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2011 Toyota Tacoma, the component group named most often is the suspension (32%), followed by the exterior lighting (17%) and the electrical system (12%).
1 of the 2011 Toyota Tacoma's 9 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2011 Toyota Tacoma owners gave the mileage (130 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension60
- Exterior Lighting32
- Electrical System22
- Structure21
- Air Bags17
- Steering17
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 19 | |
| 2017 | 33 | |
| 2018 | 23 | |
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2011 Toyota Tacoma peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 33. 20% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Toyota Tacoma drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Toyota Tacoma year in the same window: 19th highest of the 23 ranked years.
The 186 complaints about the 2011 Toyota Tacoma are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Tacoma by model year
Other 2011 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: August 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted