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2018 Toyota Tundra electrical system problems

The 2018 Toyota Tundra has 40 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 26% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

40

Electrical System complaints

26%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

2

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Tundra electrical system complaints by model year57 complaints2000: 16 complaints2001: 4 complaints2002: 10 complaints2003: 6 complaints2004: 17 complaints2005: 19 complaints2006: 18 complaints2007: 40 complaints2008: 57 complaints2009: 5 complaints2010: 18 complaints2011: 27 complaints2012: 24 complaints2013: 11 complaints2014: 20 complaints2015: 7 complaints2016: 27 complaints2017: 27 complaints2018: 40 complaints2019: 13 complaints2020: 3 complaints2021: 4 complaints2022: 27 complaints2023: 41 complaints2024: 33 complaints2025: 10 complaints
Tundra electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

18V685000Electrical SystemOctober 4, 2018 · 168,187 units

Defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may erroneously detect a fault during the vehicle start-up self check. If this occurs, the ECU may not deploy the airbags as intended, in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 214, "Side Impact Protection."

Consequence

If the air bags do not deploy as intended, it can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall began October 26, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0X. Note: 18V-122 was superseded by this recall. The software remedy also includes the updates to the software for 18V-122.

18V122000Electrical SystemFebruary 20, 2018 · 64,901 units

Defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles. Electrical interference within the power supply circuit may cause the vehicle's electronic stability control system to be deactivated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."

Consequence

Deactivation of the vehicle stability control system can increase the risk of a crash in certain conditions.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle's software, free of charge. The recall began March 14, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0H. Note: This recall has been superseded by 18V-685. The software remedy for 18V-685 includes the updates to the software for this recall.

What owners report

“PRE-CRASH SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, WITH NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY, AT TIMES IF A VEGICLE PASSES ME ON EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE, THE CRASH WARNING BEEPED AND BRAKES APPLIED, NOTE: NO ONE IS IN FRONT OF ME, THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, SINCE THE INITIAL RECALL FOR…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · August 27, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2018 Toyota Tundra have?

NHTSA has 40 complaints about the 2018 Toyota Tundra electrical system — 26% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2018 Toyota Tundra electrical system?

Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the electrical system: 18V122000, 18V685000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.