- Toyota recollects 44,000 Tundra vehicles for probably defective V6 engines.
- The engines might have particles inside that might injury a essential bearing.
- That is Toyota’s third recall for the twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V6 engine.
Toyota has issued one other recall for its troubled twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V6 engine. The automaker introduced at the moment that it’s going to recall sure 2024 Tundra vehicles in the USA.
The voluntary recall impacts 44,000 non-hybrid Tundra pickups. In line with Toyota, “There’s a risk that sure machining particles might not have been cleared from the engine when it was produced.” This might end in a catastrophic failure and has been affecting the automaker for 2 years now.
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The automaker issued its first recall associated to the engine in Could 2024 for the 2022-2023 Tundra and Lexus LX, affecting 102,000 automobiles. It needed to exchange the engines. The second recall got here in November 2025, this time for 127,000 automobiles, which expanded to incorporate the GX.
What makes Toyota’s newest recall attention-grabbing is that these engines shouldn’t be affected by this downside. In line with the press launch asserting the recall:
‘The engines concerned on this new recall have been produced utilizing extra controls for eradicating manufacturing particles. We’ve got discovered that, even after these extra controls, the remaining particles could possibly be enough to trigger injury to the #1 essential bearing and result in this subject. Engines produced after these included on this recall have been manufactured with an improved #1 essential bearing to assist resist sure particles that may stay.’
To this point, Toyota has repaired 77,000 automobiles. As soon as the corporate finalizes the treatment particulars, Toyota will start contacting prospects in “phases” as soon as it turns into obtainable.
Motor1’s Take: Toyota’s twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V6 engine, which it markets as a 3.5-liter, has been a ache level for the corporate. The engine powers a number of giant fashions for the corporate, and there might need to be extra recollects for these fashions if a number of the fixes didn’t resolve the issue.
