NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Toyota Tundra Recalls
The 2021 Toyota Tundra has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 23, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Toyota Tundra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 24
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Toyota Tundra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2021 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, 2011–2020 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 2018–2020 Tundra
Steering: hydraulic power assist system
- Campaign
- 21E103000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009, 2011–2020 Tundra, 1 other model
2021 Toyota Tundra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2021 Toyota Tundra, the newest on August 14, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 Toyota Tundra, the component group named most often is the electrical system (17%), followed by the seats (17%) and the visibility/wiper (13%).
None of the 2021 Toyota Tundra's 3 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other6
- Electrical System4
- Seats4
- Visibility/Wiper3
- Exterior Lighting2
- Forward Collision Avoidance2
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2021 Toyota Tundra peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 8. 79% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Toyota Tundra drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Toyota Tundra year in the same window: 22nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Toyota Tundra years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 24 complaints about the 2021 Toyota Tundra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Tundra by model year
Other 2021 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: August 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted