Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2012 Toyota tundra has 4 recalls, 153 complaints, and a 4-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
4
Recalls
153
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
13V014000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain models interspersed through model years 2009 through 2013 as follows: model year 2009-20...
13V123000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Southeast Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2010-2013 Toyota Tundra, 2010-2012 Rav4, 2012 Toyota Sequoia, 2010-2011 Toyota Corolla, 2010...
21V920000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2022 Sequoia and 2007-2021 Tundra vehicles. The power steering gear assem...
21E103000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain JTEKT power steering gear assembly service parts for 2007-2021 Tundra and 2008-...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2012 Toyota Tundra PU/CC 4WD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Product almost set my car on fire, luckily I was stop at a car wash when one the cleaning crew membe... |
| Jan 10, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact discovered a mileage discrep... |
| Apr 28, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while attempting to r... |
| Aug 8, 2024 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Wife was driving truck and immediately went into limp mode on the highway. Check engine light came ... |
| Feb 2, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The fuel pump failed on my Tundra. Several dashboard check engine lights suddenly lit up to warn me... |
| Nov 26, 2023 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ECM safety recall air injection pump failure |
| Oct 24, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS | Temperature Seat switches are not working, fire hazard does to malfunctioning. |
| Sep 15, 2023 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while accelerating from a stop, the vehicl... |
| Jul 20, 2023 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | My power steering gear blew its seal on the passenger side losing all power steering fluid and almo... |
| Jun 28, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2012 Tundra faced a lot of problems like air injection pump failures, sticking of secondary air pump... |
| Jan 2, 2023 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while plowing his driveway, there was... |
| Dec 17, 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the check engi... |
| Dec 3, 2022 | WHEELS | My driver's side rear lug studs all broke while driving, causing damage to my when and rear axle of ... |
| Dec 3, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Computer software issues. Flex full engine. |
| Sep 18, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | Secondary air injection pump has high rate of failure, recalls in older models. Has caused truck to... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The engine leaks oil in front of the faulty designed cam tower seal and leaks on the manifold. This ... |
| Jun 30, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The truck has paint peeling from it. There is currently a recall out for other models of Toyota with... |
| May 3, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My horn stopped working. I have two new drivers and this is a huge safety concern of mine. The deale... |
| Feb 24, 2022 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH, the ve... |
| Oct 24, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Started my truck and the 4lo, check engine and trac off lights came on. The 4lo was blinking. |