The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Tacoma 4-wheel drive vehicles. The rear brake hoses can be damaged if mud and dirt builds up inside the rear wheels. This can result in a brake fluid leak.
The risk
A brake fluid leak can reduce braking ability and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace both rear brake hoses, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed August 1, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB04 and 25TA04.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Tacoma | 2024, 2025 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 | 2024 | 154 | 5 |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2025 | 112 | 5 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2025
37 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed 245 campaigns in all.
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| 25V768000 6 Nov 2025 | General Motors, LLC |
| 25V693000 10 Oct 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V564000 29 Aug 2025 | Tuff Trailer USA Inc. |
| 25V550000 26 Aug 2025 | Forest River, Inc. |
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