Toyota announced a new safety recall concerning 2022-2024 vehicles this week.
Last year, Toyota bit the bullet and recalled more than 100,000 Tundra trucks and Lexus LX and GX SUVs after widespread reports of engine failures. The 3.4-liter twin-turbo V6 at the heart of the issue has been a problem for the automaker pretty much from the start, and that headache continues as Toyota expands that recall to another 127,000 vehicles.
This time, the automaker is bringing 2024 model year vehicles into the mix too, for the same purported reason as the initial batch of vehicles.
According to Toyota’s statement: “There is a possibility that certain machining debris may have not been cleared from the engine when it was produced. In the involved vehicles, this can lead to potential engine knocking, rough engine running, engine no-start, and/or loss of motive power.” Obviously, if a driver loses the engine at speed, that increases the risk of a crash, making this a serious safety issue that continues to blight Toyota’s latest generation full-size trucks.
In fact, if you look at our previous coverage, that statement is verbatim what the company said the first time around. And at the moment, Toyota says it is “developing a remedy for this issue”, but isn’t actually sharing details of a fix just yet. Like before, this does not seem to involve hybrid vehicles, so Toyota Tundra trucks or Lexus LX 700h SUVs with a hybrid powertrain aren’t included, nor is the Toyota Sequoia.
However, perusing owner forums reveals potential failure issues with the hybrid models as well, even if they are not officially covered here. At this point, it’s also unclear whether even newer models than 2022-2024 Tundras or LXs/GXs may be pulled into the recall population, depending on whether Toyota has updated its manufacturing processes, if debris during machining is the core issue.
The automaker says it will notify impacted customers by January 2026. Owners can visit either Toyota or Lexus’ recall website for more information, or the NHTSA’s recall page.
