In June 2024, Toyota recalled about 102,000 units of the Tundra and the Lexus LX constructed in the course of the 2022 and 2023 mannequin years resulting from an engine-related downside. On the time, the corporate mentioned it did not have a repair. That is since modified: it’ll substitute the engine in affected automobiles.
Assigned recall number 24V-381 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the recall solely applies to non-electrified variants of the Tundra, which use a twin-turbocharged, 3.4-liter V6 provided with 348 or 379 horsepower relying on the trim stage. The non-obligatory hybrid system is constructed round a 3.4-liter V6, however that engine is not included within the marketing campaign as of writing. The six-cylinder is the one engine accessible on the current LX. All informed, 102,092 automobiles are a part of the recall however the issue is simply present in about 1% of them.
“Sure machining particles could not have been cleared from the engine when it was produced,” in response to the Japanese model, which may trigger the primary bearings to fail. The implications are pretty critical: this downside could cause the engine to knock, run tough, not begin, or die. The latter symptom will increase the danger of an accident. There is no phrase on whether or not any accidents or accidents are linked to the issue.
A number of Tundra house owners have despatched the NHTSA a complaint detailing an issue just like the one Toyota describes. One claims the engine made “pulsing/mechanical noises” earlier than shutting off. One other states the engine minimize off on an exit ramp and could not be restarted. Many of those reviews state that the “check engine” mild got here on earlier than the engine stopped. No engine issues have been logged for the LX.
Toyota’s repair is straightforward: it’ll replace the engine within the affected automobiles. It plans to inform prospects of affected automobiles by mail by the top of July 2024, and it factors out that the Tundra fashions included within the recall have been constructed between November 2, 2021, and February 13, 2023. When you’ve received an LX, it is a part of the recall if it was manufactured from July 30, 2021, to November 25, 2022.
