NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Toyota Tundra Recalls
The 2012 Toyota Tundra has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 23, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Toyota Tundra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 156
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Toyota Tundra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 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, 2013–2021 Tundra, 1 other model
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 2008, 2011, 2013 Tundra, 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 2011, 2013 Tundra, 15 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist system
- Campaign
- 21E103000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009, 2011, 2013–2021 Tundra, 1 other model
2012 Toyota Tundra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 156 owner complaints about the 2012 Toyota Tundra, the newest on September 30, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Toyota Tundra, the component group named most often is the engine (37%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (16%) and the power train (13%).
None of the 2012 Toyota Tundra's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2012 Toyota Tundra owners gave the mileage (120 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine57
- Fuel/Propulsion System25
- Power Train21
- Electrical System19
- Unknown Or Other17
- Steering12
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 25 | |
| 2019 | 23 | |
| 2020 | 27 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2012 Toyota Tundra peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 27. 15% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Toyota Tundra drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Toyota Tundra year in the same window: 19th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 156 complaints about the 2012 Toyota Tundra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Tundra by model year
Other 2012 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted