The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles. Electrical interference within the power supply circuit may cause the vehicle's electronic stability control system to be deactivated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."
The risk
Deactivation of the vehicle stability control system can increase the risk of a crash in certain conditions.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle's software, free of charge. The recall began March 14, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0H. Note: This recall has been superseded by 18V-685. The software remedy for 18V-685 includes the updates to the software for this recall.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Sequoia | 2018 |
| Toyota Tundra | 2018 |
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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 Sequoia | 2018 | 20 | 4 |
| Toyota Tundra | 2018 | 100 | 8 |
Other electronic stability control (esc) recalls in 2018
4 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the electronic stability control (esc); Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 18V489000 20 Jul 2018 | Braun Corporation |
| 18V289000 3 May 2018 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 18V290000 3 May 2018 | Navistar, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018