NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Toyota Tacoma Recalls
The 2013 Toyota Tacoma has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 3, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Toyota Tacoma. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 125
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Toyota Tacoma, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2013 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 2011–2012, 2014–2016 Tacoma, 1 other model
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, 2011–2012, 2014 Tacoma, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 14V054000
- Reported
- February 12, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 261,114
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Tacoma, 2 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 13V557000
- Reported
- November 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,795
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Tacoma
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- Campaign
- 13V494000
- Reported
- October 17, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 979
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 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 2011–2012 Tacoma, 16 other models
2013 Toyota Tacoma complaints by year
NHTSA has received 125 owner complaints about the 2013 Toyota Tacoma, the newest on September 8, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (9%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Toyota Tacoma, the component group named most often is the power train (18%), followed by the service brakes (13%) and the steering (11%).
None of the 2013 Toyota Tacoma's 6 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2013 Toyota Tacoma owners gave the mileage (99 complaints), the median was 40,320 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train22
- Service Brakes16
- Steering14
- Suspension14
- Electrical System13
- Unknown Or Other13
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 16 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2013 Toyota Tacoma peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 22. 51% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Toyota Tacoma drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Toyota Tacoma year in the same window: 14th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 125 complaints about the 2013 Toyota Tacoma are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Tacoma by model year
Other 2013 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted