Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 13, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 44,121. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tacoma vehicles. Improper machining of the brake master cylinder may result in internal damage of one of the seals, affecting brake performance.
The risk
Reduced brake performance can lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began January 28, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J16/J06.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Toyota Tacoma | 219 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2018 Toyota Tacoma | 209 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 18V888000.
Full record for the 2019 Toyota Tacoma → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →