2023 Toyota Tundra transmission problems

The 2023 Toyota Tundra has 79 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

Transmission complaints

14%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Tundra transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

24V125000TransmissionFebruary 21, 2024 · 280,663 units

Defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Tundra, Tundra Hybrid, Lexus LX600, and 2023-2024 Sequoia Hybrid vehicles. Unexpected vehicle movement may occur when the vehicle is in neutral and the brakes are not applied.

Consequence

Unexpected vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the transmission control ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 8, 2024. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 24TA02 and 24LA02.

What owners report

“Greetings all, This is not my vehicle. It is the vehicle that came to a sudden stop on the [XXX] and I hit. The driver apologized and told me his wife was fiddling with the drive shift lever and accidentally pressed the Park button. Indeed, the 2023 Toyota Tundra driver had been stepping on the…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · July 9, 2023 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2023 Toyota Tundra have?

NHTSA has 79 complaints about the 2023 Toyota Tundra transmission — 14% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2023 Toyota Tundra transmission?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the transmission: 24V125000.

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

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.