7 recalls covering model years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
This recall covers replacement power steering gear assemblies that were sold and installed on Tundra and Sequoia trucks and SUVs. Some of these parts were built wrong and can leak power steering fluid. If enough fluid leaks out, the steering can suddenly become very heavy and hard to turn while you are driving. Toyota dealers will inspect the part and put in a new steering gear at no charge to you.
The power steering gear — the part that makes the wheel easy to turn — may have been built incorrectly at the factory, so its oil can leak out. If enough oil escapes, the steering can suddenly get much harder to turn while you are driving, which can catch you off guard in a turn or at speed. A dealer will inspect the part and replace it for free if needed. Owner letters were mailed in January 2022.
The fuel pump sits inside the gas tank and pushes gasoline to the engine. On these vehicles that pump can fail. If it does, the engine can stall — shut off — while you are driving, including in traffic or at highway speed. The recall covers a long list of Toyota and Lexus cars, trucks, vans and SUVs. Your dealer will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved version, free of charge.
The fuel pump sits inside the gas tank and pushes gas to the engine. On these Toyota and Lexus vehicles, that pump can fail. If it fails, the engine can stall, meaning it shuts off while you are driving. A stall in traffic leaves you without power and can lead to a crash. This recall started in January 2020 and Toyota expanded it twice in March 2020, adding some model years and removing others, so the covered list changed. A dealer replaces the pump at no charge.
Every vehicle has a sticker, usually in the driver's door opening, that tells you how much weight it can safely carry, including passengers and cargo. On these vehicles the printing on that sticker can fade until you cannot read it. If you cannot see those numbers, you may load the vehicle heavier than it was built to handle, which can affect how it steers, brakes, and wears its tires. The dealer will give you a corrected replacement label.
The computer that controls the airbags runs a self-check every time you start the vehicle. On these Toyotas, that check can wrongly report a problem. When that happens, the computer may not set off the airbags in a crash, which is exactly when you need them. Because of this, the vehicles do not meet federal rules for crash and side-impact protection. Dealers fix it by loading new software into the airbag computer, at no cost to you.
These trucks and SUVs have a stability system that brakes individual wheels on its own to keep you from sliding or spinning in a slippery turn. Electrical interference in the power wiring can switch that system off. You may not notice anything is wrong until you're in a situation where the system should have helped and it doesn't. A dealer updates the vehicle's software. Toyota later replaced this recall with 18V-685, whose software covers this repair too.
Complaints owners have filed with NHTSA about the Toyota Sequoia. These are unverified reports; better-selling years collect more.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recalls and complaint record for one model year at a time: