NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Toyota Tundra Recalls
The 2018 Toyota Tundra has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 23, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Toyota Tundra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 100
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Toyota Tundra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2018 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, 2011–2017, 2019–2021 Tundra, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 21V688000
- Reported
- September 2, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 158,489
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2021 Tundra
Exterior lighting: turn signal
- Campaign
- 20V410000
- Reported
- July 15, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 183,397
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Tundra
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 Tundra, 21 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 18V711000
- Reported
- October 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 508
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Tundra
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 18V685000
- Reported
- October 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 168,187
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Tundra, 3 other models
Electronic stability control (esc)
- Campaign
- 18V122000
- Reported
- February 20, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,901
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 2017 Tundra, 6 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist system
- Campaign
- 21E103000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009, 2011–2017, 2019–2021 Tundra, 1 other model
2018 Toyota Tundra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 100 owner complaints about the 2018 Toyota Tundra, the newest on September 22, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (4%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Toyota Tundra, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the service brakes (22%) and the fuel/propulsion system (16%).
1 of the 2018 Toyota Tundra's 9 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2018 Toyota Tundra owners gave the mileage (48 complaints), the median was 7,800 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System26
- Service Brakes22
- Fuel/Propulsion System16
- Vehicle Speed Control14
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)13
- Unknown Or Other13
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 12 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2018 Toyota Tundra peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 25. 51% 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 Tundra drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Toyota Tundra year in the same window: 13th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 100 complaints about the 2018 Toyota Tundra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Tundra by model year
Other 2018 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted