381,000 Trucks With Repute For Never Breaking Recalled For Rear Axles That Could Break

For years, the explanation you got a Toyota Tacoma wasn’t that it got the most effective gas mileage, got here with the newest features or had essentially the most comfortable seats. It didn’t have any of those things. You obtain it since it had a repute for each reliability and sturdiness, in addition to the boost in value those two qualities gave it on the used market. Still, even the legendary Toyota Tacoma isn’t perfect, with Motor1 reporting that lots of of hundreds of Tacomas have been recalled for possible axle failure.

Toyota has recalled 381,000 Tacomas built between 2022 and 2023 since the rear axle assembly should still have welding debris at each end left from after they were manufactured. In consequence, the retaining nuts could come loose or fall off, and if that happens, “vehicle stability and braking performance is perhaps negatively affected.” Which sounds bad.

For now, it doesn’t appear that anyone has been injured consequently of a crash attributable to rear axle failure, and Toyota plans to begin sending letters to owners notifying them of the recall starting in April. Dealers will need to ascertain each affected truck’s axle assembly for anything loose and retighten or replace parts as needed.

That’s not the one recall that Toyota has issued within the last several days, either. It also recalled 281,663 Tundras, Sequoias and Lexus LX600s for possible transmission problems. When shifted into neutral, the affected vehicles’ clutches may not fully disengage, resulting in the vehicle moving forward at speeds of as much as 4 miles per hour.

A vehicle that creeps forward in neutral will not be as dangerous because the Tacoma’s rear axle issue, nevertheless it could still cause loads of problems for owners, especially if their Lexus bumps a constructing or one other automotive due to it. The excellent news for owners is that the fix is a comparatively straightforward software update.

To envision to see in case your Toyota or some other vehicle has open recalls, you’ll be able to enter your automotive’s VIN over here on the NHTSA’s website.