Road debris/rocks damaging the heat exchangers
DP26006
Still open defect petition · opened August 20, 2026 · the engine and its cooling
NHTSA safety record
Toyota
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Toyota, model years 2010 to 2026.
281
Vehicles
36,663
Complaints
373
Recalls
460
Fires
50
Deaths
281Toyota year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 36,663 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the air bags than any other system: 4,526 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2010 Prius, with 2,822.
NHTSA holds 373 recall campaigns naming Toyota vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 4 defect investigations into these vehicles are open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 29 of these 281 vehicles.
Most complained-about Toyota models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Toyota
The systems named most often across every Toyota complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- AIR BAGS 4,526
- SERVICE BRAKES 4,422
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4,410
- POWER TRAIN 4,367
- ENGINE 4,166
Open investigations (4)
NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.
Brake Actuator Valve Wear
DP23005
Still open defect petition · opened November 22, 2023 · the hydraulic brakes
Electrical problems / No-start
DP23004
Still open defect petition · opened August 30, 2023 · the electrical system
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
EA21002
Still open engineering analysis · opened September 17, 2021 · the air bags
Most recent Toyota recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Toyota, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
26V598000 · September 17, 2026
A loss of vehicle steering control increases the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 617 vehicles
Pages 2026 Grand Highlander
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
26V571000 · September 2, 2026
A vehicle with an incorrect maximum capacity weight value may be overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 135 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM
26V570000 · September 2, 2026
An unexpected loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 8,521 vehicles
Pages 2026 C-HR
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
26V514000 · August 6, 2026
An oil reservoir that detaches can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 48,280 vehicles
Pages 2025 Tacoma 2024 Tacoma
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
26V512000 · August 6, 2026
Driving with a disabled electronic stability control system or continuously illuminated brake lights can increase the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 407 vehicles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
26V511000 · August 6, 2026
An instrument cluster that fails to display critical safety information increases the risk of a crash or injury.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 508,354 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
26V438000 · July 8, 2026
Fire increases the risk of injury.
BMW of North America, LLC · up to 318,495 vehicles
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
26V437000 · July 8, 2026
A broken rear axle carrier can cause a sudden loss of vehicle stability and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 5,408 vehicles
Pages 2026 Grand Highlander
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
26V433000 · July 6, 2026
An incorrect load carrying capacity modification label may lead to improper loading of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC · up to 1 vehicle
Pages 2026 Tundra
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM
26V393000 · June 18, 2026
An unexpected loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 20,991 vehicles
Pages 2026 BZ
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every Toyota page on this site
281 vehicles across 44 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published October 2, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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Independent developer and analyst