NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Toyota Tacoma Recalls
The 2018 Toyota Tacoma has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 4, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Toyota Tacoma. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 209
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2018 Toyota Tacoma, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2018 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 2017, 2019–2020 Tacoma, 19 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 20V012000
- Reported
- January 13, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,830,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Tacoma, 21 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 18V888000
- Reported
- December 13, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,121
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Tacoma
2018 Toyota Tacoma complaints by year
NHTSA has received 209 owner complaints about the 2018 Toyota Tacoma, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Toyota Tacoma, the component group named most often is the service brakes (21%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (20%) and the power train (14%).
None of the 2018 Toyota Tacoma's 3 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2018 Toyota Tacoma owners gave the mileage (92 complaints), the median was 12,957 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes44
- Fuel/Propulsion System42
- Power Train29
- Unknown Or Other27
- Engine26
- Fuel System, Gasoline24
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 38 | |
| 2020 | 65 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 19 | |
| 2026 | 20 |
Complaints about the 2018 Toyota Tacoma peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 65. 66% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Toyota Tacoma drew 2.2× the complaints of the median Toyota Tacoma year in the same window: 9th highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the Toyota Tacoma years to avoid by our method.
The 209 complaints about the 2018 Toyota Tacoma are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Tacoma by model year
Other 2018 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted