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1998 Toyota Pickup

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 7

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
2Interior Lighting
1Tires
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 5 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Interior Lighting. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Tires. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

5 reports
75,000 miles · May 23, 2013
Vehicle Speed Control

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT YOU WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PUMP THE GASS PEDAL TO GAIN SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10513341

Mileage unknown · Jan 5, 2004
Air BagsCrash

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10053342

Mileage unknown · Oct 20, 2000
Tires

HAD A FLAT AT 30 MILES PER HOUR... OUTER WALL SEPARATED FROM TIRE (DOT NUMBER: 427 TIRESIZE: P215/70R14)

NHTSA ODI #734835

Mileage unknown · Feb 1, 1999
Interior Lighting

DOME LIGHTS FAILED. *YC

NHTSA ODI #607015

Mileage unknown · Sep 9, 1998
Air BagsCrashInjury

CONSUMER'S SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THE TOYOTA PICKUP. HE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH AND HIT THE OTHER CAR . THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SON WAS INJURED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #827756

Official recalls

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No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.