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2021 Toyota Tundra Recalls & Complaints

3

open safety recalls on record

Critical

30 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.50 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Critical21V688000

Exterior Lighting:Headlights

overheated electrical connector can raises the risk of a fire.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will modify the engine wire harness assembly and replace any damaged bulb, bulb connector, and/or headlight assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 25, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 21TB06 and 21TA06.

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Tundra vehicles. The headlight electrical circuits may power the high and low beams simultaneously, which could overheat the electrical connector.

Serious21V920000

Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System

oil leak may cause a sudden loss of power steering assist, raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will inspect and replace the power steering gear assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 21, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 21TB10 and 21TA10.

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2022 Sequoia and 2007-2021 Tundra vehicles. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.

Serious21E103000

Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System

oil leak may cause a sudden loss of power steering assist, raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will inspect and replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 17, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 21TH01.

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain JTEKT power steering gear assembly service parts for 2007-2021 Tundra and 2008-2022 Sequoia, part numbers 44250-0C160, 44250-0C131, 44250-0C170, and 11250-0C121. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.

Complaint volume

30 this model-year 7 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

1Crashes
3Fires
1Injuries
0Deaths

Across 30 complaints. Severity Index 0.50.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Unknown Or Other6 · 20%Electrical System4 · 13%Seats4 · 13%Visibility/Wiper3 · 10%Exterior Lighting2 · 7%Structure · Body2 · 7%Steering2 · 7%Forward Collision Avoidan…1 · 3%
  1. Unknown Or Other — 6 reports
  2. Electrical System — 4 reports
  3. Seats — 4 reports
  4. Visibility/Wiper — 3 reports
  5. Exterior Lighting — 2 reports
  6. Structure:Body — 2 reports
  7. Steering — 2 reports
  8. Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control — 1 reports
  9. Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings — 1 reports
  10. Fuel System, Gasoline — 1 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

1999 (1) · 2000 (7) · 2001 (5) · 2002 (6) · 2003 (10) · 2004 (13) · 2005 (14) · 2006 (13) · 2007 (14) · 2008 (13) · 2009 (13) · 2010 (16) · 2011 (11) · 2012 (4) · 2013 (6) · 2014 (5) · 2015 (5) · 2016 (6) · 2017 (6) · 2018 (9) · 2019 (10) · 2020 (5) · 2021 · 2022 (13) · 2023 (13) · 2024 (10) · 2025 (4) · 2026 (1)

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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