Toyota Recalls 62,000 Tundra Pickups Over Camshafts That Can Snap
Toyota is recalling about 62,000 non-hybrid Tundra trucks from 2022-2023 and 2025-2026 over a faulty camshaft. Which owners are affected and how the fix works.
Toyota is recalling about 62,000 Tundra trucks in the U.S. because the engine camshaft in some of them may have been made incorrectly and could break while the truck is moving. The recall covers certain non-hybrid Tundras from model years 2022-2023 and 2025-2026, the company said in a Nov. 13 announcement from its Plano, Texas, headquarters.
A broken camshaft can cause the engine to lose power at higher speeds, which Toyota says raises the risk of a crash. Dealers will check each truck and swap the part for free if it turns out to be from the bad batch.
What goes wrong with the camshaft
The camshaft is a rotating shaft inside the engine that opens and closes the valves at the right moment so fuel and air can enter the cylinders and exhaust can leave. If it snaps, the engine can stop producing power, and that can happen at highway speed.
Toyota traced the problem to a single production lot from one supplier. The company did not name the supplier. It estimates that roughly 300 faulty camshafts may have been installed across the recalled trucks. With about 62,000 Tundras on the list, the inspection at the dealer is what tells an owner whether their engine has one of them.
Which Tundras are included
The recall applies only to non-hybrid Tundra models. Trucks from model years 2022-2023 and 2025-2026 are on the list. Hybrid Tundras are excluded.
Toyota said the list of affected vehicles reflects what it knew on the day it filed the recall and may change later.
What this means for Tundra owners
Toyota will notify every known owner of an affected truck and ask them to bring it to a Toyota dealer. A technician will inspect the camshaft to find out whether it came from the faulty lot. If it did, the dealer will replace it at no cost to the owner.
The recall repair is free at any franchised Toyota dealer. Owners do not need to wait for a letter to find out whether their truck is covered: entering the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) or the license plate at nhtsa.gov/recalls or Toyota.com/recall shows whether a specific truck is part of this or any other safety recall.
Owners with other questions can reach the Toyota Brand Engagement Center at 1-800-331-4331.
When letters go out
Toyota said owners of the affected trucks will be notified by mid-January 2027. The company did not say when replacement camshafts will be on hand at dealers or how long the inspection takes.
The company also did not say whether any crashes or injuries have been tied to a broken camshaft in these trucks, or how it learned of the defect.
Source: Toyota USA
