The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Tacoma vehicles equipped with a six-cylinder engine. The affected vehicles have a crank position sensor that may malfunction, potentially resulting in an engine stall.
The risk
An engine stall may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crank position sensor with an improved design, free of charge. The recall began July 26, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is H0H.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Tacoma | 2016, 2017 |
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 | 2016 | 324 | 4 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2017 | 243 | 5 |
Other engine recalls in 2017
6 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the engine; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 17V672000 23 Oct 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V368000 7 Jun 2017 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 17V338000 24 May 2017 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 17V305000 4 May 2017 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 17V247000 11 Apr 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017