If there’s one thing people count on fromToyota, it’s rock-solid reliability. These are the vehicles that rack up miles like trophies and rarely flinch.
But hey, even legends have off days. Toyota just announced a major recall of its full-sizeTundra pickup—proof that perfection’s a high bar for anyone.
Small Problem, Big Recall
This recall affects over 443,000 Toyota Tundra and Tundra Hybrid trucks from model years 2022 through 2025. That’s a hefty number of pickups, but thankfully, the problem at hand isn’t catastrophic.
We’re not talking fireballs from mirror adjustments or transmissions going full Michael Bay. Instead, it’s a much smaller gremlin: the reverse lights might not turn on when you’re backing up.
Still, it’s not something to shrug off. Without those lights, drivers lose visibility at night, and pedestrians or nearby cars might not realize a truck is moving in reverse.
The culprit? Moisture sneaking into the light housings and slowly corroding the electrical connections—annoying, but fixable.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has weighed in on the situation, and its report offers some specifics. “This recall only affects the 2022–2025 model year Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vehicles equipped with reverse lamp assemblies of a specific design using a specific adhesive for the vent patch."
In other words, not every truck is guaranteed to have the issue, but plenty might. As the report puts it, “Toyota is unable to estimate the percentage of the involved vehicles to contain the defect.”
It’s a bit of a moisture mystery. “Whether the issue, in each case, will actually lead to both reverse lamps not illuminating depends on whether the multi-layer vent patch has allowed moisture to enter the reverse lamp assembly and caused corrosion of electrical components.”
Next Steps for Owners
Toyota will fix the reverse light issue by swapping out the faulty lighting assemblies and repairing the wiring harness, at no cost to you.
If your Tundra is part of the recall, expect an official notice in the mail by July 15, 2025. Toyota’s internal codes for this fix are 24TB06 and 24TA06, whileNHTSA’s official campaign number is 25V322000.
Got questions? You can reach Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or find more details on NHTSA.gov.
