NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Toyota Tacoma Recalls
The 2017 Toyota Tacoma has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 4, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Toyota Tacoma. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 243
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Toyota Tacoma, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2017 Toyota Tacoma
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 20V682000
- Reported
- November 4, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,525,742
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2020 Tacoma, 19 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 18V211000
- Reported
- April 3, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,046
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V831000
- Reported
- December 20, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 649
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 17V356000
- Reported
- June 1, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,824
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Tacoma
Power train: driveline: differential unit
- Campaign
- 17V285000
- Reported
- April 27, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 227,732
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Tacoma
2017 Toyota Tacoma complaints by year
NHTSA has received 243 owner complaints about the 2017 Toyota Tacoma, the newest on October 17, 2026. Of these, 12 describe a crash (5%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Toyota Tacoma, the component group named most often is the power train (28%), followed by the engine (15%) and the service brakes (13%).
1 of the 2017 Toyota Tacoma's 5 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2017 Toyota Tacoma owners gave the mileage (148 complaints), the median was 15,002 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train68
- Unknown Or Other37
- Engine36
- Service Brakes31
- Structure27
- Fuel/Propulsion System23
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 40 | |
| 2018 | 48 | |
| 2019 | 26 | |
| 2020 | 29 | |
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 13 | |
| 2026 | 18 |
Complaints about the 2017 Toyota Tacoma peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 48. 60% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Toyota Tacoma drew 2.2× the complaints of the median Toyota Tacoma year in the same window: 8th highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2017 one of the Toyota Tacoma years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 243 complaints about the 2017 Toyota Tacoma are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Tacoma by model year
Other 2017 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted