The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Tundra, Tundra Hybrid, and Sequoia Hybrid vehicles. The steel chain used to secure the spare tire to the underside of the vehicle may have been insufficiently welded.
The risk
Chains that are not welded sufficiently can break and allow the spare tire to detach, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the spare tire carrier assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 14, 2023. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 23TB06/23TA06.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Sequoia Hybrid | 2023 |
| Toyota Tundra | 2023 |
| Toyota Tundra Hybrid | 2023 |
Components: TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
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 Hybrid | 2023 | 39 | 5 |
| Toyota Tundra | 2023 | 411 | 13 |
| Toyota Tundra Hybrid | 2023 | 2 | 9 |
Other tires recalls in 2023
14 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the tires; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 23V857000 18 Dec 2023 | PJ Trailers |
| 23V784000 21 Nov 2023 | Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 23V618000 5 Sept 2023 | Wilson Trailer Company |
| 23V602000 25 Aug 2023 | Fruehauf Inc. |
| 23V497000 19 Jul 2023 | Vanguard National Trailer Corporation |
| 23V492000 17 Jul 2023 | ST Engineering Hackney, Inc |
| 23V485000 11 Jul 2023 | Gulf States Toyota, Inc. |
| 23V427000 14 Jun 2023 | Great Dane Trailers |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023