IllustrationCONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGWAY IN DRY WEATHER, TRIED TO CHANGE LANES TRUCK SLIPPED SIDEWAYS AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, HIT ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
1995 Toyota Tacoma
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Toyota Tacoma do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 228.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Tacoma years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
20–25K
125–50K
150–75K
775–100K
13100–150K
28150K+
52 reports with mileage · 125 unknown
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.
- Suspension. Review the 90 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
21 crash reports3 fire reports12 injury reports
What owners actually said
177 reportsFRONT SUSPENSION MISALIGNED.
THE 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION STICK SHIFT WILL NOT STAY IN GEAR. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
REAR LEAF SPRING SAGGED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
CROWN TOYOTA SSCTO696V129, DEALERSHIP WILL ONLY WELD THE FRONT SUPSENSION. REPRESENTATIVE COMMENTED THEY WILL NOT INSTALL THE RE-ENFORCEMENT KIT.*AK
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE CONSUMER LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 15 MPH, FRONTAL IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SLC
FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE. *AK
DRIVING AT SPEED OF 20MPH, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO IMPACT AT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY/LAP SHOULDER BELT FAILED.*AK
WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, WITH BRAKE APPLIED VEHICLE TENDED TO SHIMMY AND VIBRATE IN FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING, DEALER'S UNABLE TO CORRECT. *AK
Official recalls
296V129000 · Suspension:front
Jul 10, 1996
UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE FRONT SUSPENSION SUPPORT CAN CRACK LEADING TO FAILURE OF THE SUPPORT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE SUSPENSION SUPPORT.
95V195001 · Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery
Oct 11, 1995
THE BATTERY CAN HAVE A DEFECTIVE WELD INSIDE THE POSITIVE AND/OR NEGATIVE TERMINAL ALLOWING THE CONNECTION INSIDE THE TERMINAL TO SEPARATE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A NO-START CONDITION, OR A BATTERY EXPLOSION.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE DEFECTIVE BATTERIES.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1EA97015 · Turn Signal Failures
Opened Jul 22, 1997 · Closed Sep 21, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Exterior Lighting
There is no summary currently available