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Toyota Tacoma · 3rd gen (2016–2023)

2020 Toyota Tacoma

Watch out for

Reputation: what owners and the press report. Tap one to see what to check.

  • Rear differential leak or howl All years One source so far

    What to check: Look for oil on the rear differential, and listen for a howl at highway speed.

    Two members of a TacomaWorld thread on 3rd gen problems report rear differential trouble: one a leak, and the other a howl that a service bulletin did little for.

    Sources 1

Recalls

  • 20V682000 2017–2020

    The low-pressure fuel pump in the tank can fail and stall the engine. This widens recall 20V012000.2,3,4,5

Checked against NHTSA records on 21 October 2026.

Sources

  1. TacomaWorld (3rd gen problems)
  2. NHTSA recalls (2017 Tacoma)
  3. NHTSA recalls (2018 Tacoma)
  4. NHTSA recalls (2019 Tacoma)
  5. NHTSA recalls (2020 Tacoma)