2023 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

• 22V520000 2022–2023

  Welds on the upper child seat tether anchors may be too weak. They are inspected and rewelded.^2,3

• 23V480000 2023

  A steering column connection can separate and disable the driver airbag.³

• 24V152000 2022–2023

  Debris can stop the rear axle shaft fasteners being tightened, and an axle shaft can come out of the housing.^2,3

• 25V040000 2023

  The driver airbag may not work.³

Sources

1. TacomaWorld (3rd gen problems)
2. NHTSA recalls (2022 Tacoma)
3. NHTSA recalls (2023 Tacoma)