Toyota recall overview:
- Who: Toyota is recalling more than 54,000 Sienna Hybrid minivans and nearly 394,000 Tundra, Tundra Hybrid and Sequoia Hybrid vehicles.
- Why: The recalls are due to improperly welded second-row seat rails and rearview imaging issues.
- Where: The recalls are active in the United States.
Toyota has recalled more than 54,000 Sienna Hybrid minivans from the 2025 model year due to concerns about the welding of the second-row seat rails, which could pose a safety risk.
The recall, announced on Oct. 7, affects 54,631 vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The issue arises from the second-row seat rails, which may not have been welded correctly. This defect could prevent the seat from adequately restraining an occupant during a crash, thereby increasing the risk of injury.
In an early recall on Oct. 1, the company issued a recall notice for 393,838 Toyota Tundra and Tundra Hybrid models, years 2022-2025, as well as 2023-2025 Sequoia Hybrid models.
The issue stems from a software error that can prevent the rearview camera image from displaying when the vehicle is in reverse, which does not meet the standards set by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111 concerning rear visibility.
Toyota offers free repairs and software update to fix recall issues
Toyota has committed to replacing the second-row seat rails at no cost to the Sienna Hybrid minivan owners. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed by Nov. 21, with additional notifications once the final remedy is available, anticipated by Dec. 6.
For the Toyota Tundra recall, the company will provide a software update for the multimedia display at no cost to the vehicle owners. The company plans to send out notification letters to affected owners by Nov. 16.
For more information about the recalls, consumers can contact Toyota’s customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Additionally, updates and further details will be provided through mailed notifications as the situation develops.
Toyota says it has not received any reports of injuries related to the recalls so far. The company is not currently facing legal action over the recalls, but Top Class Actions follows recalls closely as they sometimes lead to class action lawsuits.
Earlier this year, Toyota recalled more than 40,000 Camry Hybrid and Lexus NX250, NX350, NX350 Hybrid, RX350, RX350 Hybrid and RX500 Hybrid vehicles over concerns that the second-row center seat belts in certain models could be damaged.
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4 thoughts onToyota issues multiple recalls affecting Sienna Hybrid minivans and Toyota Tundra vehicles
I bought my hybrid Sienna the beginning of April 2025. It has been sitting outside in the freezing and sometimes sub-zero weather for over a month instead of sitting in my garage. It has been covered in snow for weeks. I have no idea what damage is being caused to it.
I have to return the loaner vehicle every 30 days and get a replacement. I was given a Grand Highlander the first 30 days. The dealer called three days before the due date to remind me. I told her that I have three car seats to transport my three grandkids to school in the morning along with their backpacks, snow bags and that they remove their coats before getting in their car seats. They gave me a Highlander with 60-40 second row seats. When we tried to install the car seats. there was only one seat in the third row that had the connectors for a car seat. That was Saturday.
On Monday I called the service manager because he had not called me by 10:30. He returned my call shortly and a few hours later told me that they had a Grand Highlander I could have. There was bad weather again that day and the kids were off for Martin Kings Day so it would have been dark by the time the kids were picked up and we drove the 30 minutes one way to exchange vehicles. My son had to take time off the next morning to take the kids to school. I was given the same Grand Highlander which they told me I could not have the previous week.
The three heavy car seats have to be taken out of the loaner vehicle and put into the different vehicle every 30 days. My teenage granddaughter is the only one who can get to the back to secure the car seats. She also does the second row ones. The backpacks and snow bags have to be put in the back of the Highlander. I park in the parking lot instead of getting in the drop-off line. When it is time to enter the school, the kids put on their coats and walk to the back of the vehicle where I give them everything and walk them across the driveway to the school carefully watching the other vehicles. There have been several feel like below zero days with strong gusts of wind and snow.
The Highlanders are bare bones and do not have all the features I bought in my Sienna. I have to lower and raise the seat manually every damn time I get in and out of it. My Sienna has memory seats. I am extra cautious entering and exiting the garage because they do not have the warnings that my Sienna does.
There is no indication of when the rails will be available except that it may get months. Toyota should stop selling new Siennas and put the rails on the ones people cannot use instead.
I am 71 years old and between the weather in Northwest Pennsylvania and not having the almost $60,000 vehicle I bought eight months before I could not use it, my stress level goes off the charts. Dealing with the changing vehicles every 30 days, the car seats transfer and the vehicles that do not have the conveniences that I bought with no end in sight is ridiculous.
I bought my hybrid Sienna the beginning of April 2025. It has been sitting outside in the freezing and sometimes sub-zero weather for over a month instead of sitting in my garage. It has been covered in snow for weeks. I have no idea what damage is being caused to it.
I have to return the loaner vehicle every 30 days and get a replacement. I was given a Grand Highlander the first 30 days. The dealer called three days before tge due date to remind me. I told her that I have three car seats to transport my three grandkids to school in the morning along with their backpacks, snow bags and that they remove their coats before getting in their car seats. They gave me a Highlander with 60-40 second row seats. When we tried to install the car seats. there was only one seat in the third row that had the connectors for a car seat. That was Saturday.
On Monday I called the service manager because he had not called me by 10:30. He returned my call shortly and a few hours later told me that they had a Grand Highlander I could have. There was bad weather again that day and the kids were off for Martin Kings Day so it would have been dark by the time the kids were picked up and we drove the 30 minutes one way to exchange vehicles. My son had to take time off the next morning to take the kids to school. I was given the same Grand Highlander which they told me I could not have the previous week.
The three heavy car seats have to be taken out of the loaner vehicle and put into the different vehicle every 30 days. My teenage granddaughter is the only one who can get to the back to secure the car seats. She also does the second row ones. The backpacks and snow bags have to be put in the back of the Highlander. I park in the parking lot instead of getting in the drop-off line. When it is time to enter the school, the kids put on their coats and walk to the back of the vehicle where I give them everything and walk them across the driveway to the school carefully watching the other vehicles. There have been several feel like below zero days with strong gusts of wind and snow.
The Highlanders are bare bones and do not have all the features I bought in my Sienna. I have to lower and raise the seat manually every damn time I get in and out of it. My Sienna has memory seats. I am extra cautious entering and exiting the garage because they do not have the warnings that my Sienna does.
There is no indication of when the rails will be available except that it may get months. Toyota should stop selling new Siennas and put the rails on the ones people cannot use instead.
I am 71 years old and between the weather in Northwest Pennsylvania and not having the almost $60,000 vehicle I bought eight months before I could not use it, my stress level goes off the charts. Dealing with the changing vehicles every 30 days, the car seats transfer and the vehicles that do not have the conveniences that I bought with no end in sight is ridiculous.
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My 2022 Tundra screen has been acting up going blank. Dark all by itself.