The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Tacoma vehicles manufactured July 1, 2013, through October 11, 2013. The engines of the affected vehicles contain valve springs that may break over time.
The risk
If the valve springs break, the engine could fail and stall while the vehicle is being driven, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the valve springs, free of charge. The recall began on November 27, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Tacoma | 2013, 2014 |
Components: ENGINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Tacoma | 2013 | 125 | 6 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2014 | 93 | 4 |
Other engine recalls in 2013
7 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the engine; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 13V583000 25 Nov 2013 | Ford Motor Company |
| 13V552000 6 Nov 2013 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 13V535000 30 Oct 2013 | Ford Motor Company |
| 13V526000 25 Oct 2013 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 13V395000 4 Sept 2013 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 13V382000 27 Aug 2013 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013