IllustrationH0G / 17V285 RECALL. REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAK. 66 DAYS WAITING ON REMEDY WITH NO DEFINITE END IN SIGHT. NOT ONE PERSON IN THE WORLD OF TOYOTA CAN OR WILL GIVE AN ANSWER.
2017 Toyota Tacoma
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2017 Toyota Tacoma do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 228.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
960–25K
2625–50K
1150–75K
875–100K
5100–150K
2150K+
148 reports with mileage · 91 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.
- Power Train. Review the 68 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 36 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
12 crash reports6 fire reports7 injury reports
What owners actually said
239 reportsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REAS…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LYNCH TOYOTA DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
THE CURRENT RECALL AFFECTING 2016/2017 TOYOTA TACOMA REAR END DIFFERENTIALS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE OFF ROAD MODELS. MY DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS AS EVIDENCED BY TOYOTA TACOMA FORUMS. WHY IS THIS? WE ARE AT THE SAME RISK OF POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC FAILED AS THE NON OFFROADS MODELS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL WHINING SOUND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA LOCATED AT 777 BREVARD RD ASHEVILLE, N.C 28806) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHI…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL WHINING SOUND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA LOCATED AT 777 BREVARD RD ASHEVILLE, N.C 28806) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ODOR OF BURNING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN). LATER, WHILE DRIVING 5 …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ODOR OF BURNING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN). LATER, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THREE UNSPECIFIED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT HAD DISCONNECTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
TRANSMISSION HAS JERKY SHIFTING AND LOW AT FLUID. PURCHASED 4X2 AUTOMATIC ON FEB 2017 WITH 20 MILES ON IT. WITHIN 2 DAYS OF DRIVING IT I FELT THE HARD JERKS OF THE TRANSMISSION AT THE START OF THE DAY. ONCE IT RUNS FOR MORE THAN 7 MINUTES THE HARD SHIFTING OF GEARS STOPS. I CALLED SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT IS TH…
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TRANSMISSION HAS JERKY SHIFTING AND LOW AT FLUID. PURCHASED 4X2 AUTOMATIC ON FEB 2017 WITH 20 MILES ON IT. WITHIN 2 DAYS OF DRIVING IT I FELT THE HARD JERKS OF THE TRANSMISSION AT THE START OF THE DAY. ONCE IT RUNS FOR MORE THAN 7 MINUTES THE HARD SHIFTING OF GEARS STOPS. I CALLED SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT IS THE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION LEARNING, NOT TO WORRY IT IS NORMAL AND IT WILL STOP AFTER 600 MILES. I ALSO NOTICED IT IS VERY STIFF SHIFTING FROM P TO R AND D IN MORNINGS ONLY. AT 650MILES THE HARD SHIFTING CONTINUED. I WENT TO DEALER AND AFTER A CURSORY INSPECTION AND 5 MINUTE DRIVE TECH TOLD ME NOTHING IS WRONG. I ASKED HIM TO CHECK THE ATF LEVEL BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE WROTE ONLINE ABOUT LOW ATF LEVELS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. TECH SAID THEY DO NOT SEND OUT VEHICLES WITHOUT PROPER LEVELS OF FLUIDS AND IT COULD NOT BE. I ASKED MANAGER TO MAKE SOMEONE CHECK. THEY OF COURSE WOULD NOT LET ME WATCH THEM IN THE SERVICE BAY WHEN THEY TOOK IT BACK BUT LATER INSISTED THEY DID CHECK MY ATF AND IT WAS FULL. IT IS NOW AT 827 MILES AND I AM GOING TO A DIFFERENT DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK FOR ME BUT I AM WORRIED THE LONGER I DRIVE IT WITH LOW ATF IT WILL DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION WORSE.
REAR DIFFERENTIAL NOISE EFFECTING ALL 2016 AND 2017 TACOMA TRUCKS. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL, THIS MADE NO IMPROVEMENT ,THE NOISE IS THE SAME. TOYOTA FST SAD THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WORKING ON A CORRECTION. I JUST HOPE THIS IS FIXED BEFORE THE REAR END LOCKS UP ON SOMEONE TACOMA AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT.
I PULLED UP TO PARK THE TRUCK. AFTER PUT IN PARK THE 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA LUNGED FORWARD. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A BRICK WALL. THERE WAS ALMOST $5950.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. I WATCHED MYSELF CRASH INTO THE WALL AND COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK.
WHILE DRIVING MY TACOMA AT FREEWAY SPEED, I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GEARSHIFT FORWARD INTO NEUTRAL. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF, LOSING POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING, BRAKING, ETC. EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH BEGAN TO FLASH INCLUDING LOW OIL PRESSURE, HIGH TRANS TEMP, ETC. I ALSO RECREATED THIS PROBLEM AT A LATER TIME …
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WHILE DRIVING MY TACOMA AT FREEWAY SPEED, I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GEARSHIFT FORWARD INTO NEUTRAL. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF, LOSING POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING, BRAKING, ETC. EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH BEGAN TO FLASH INCLUDING LOW OIL PRESSURE, HIGH TRANS TEMP, ETC. I ALSO RECREATED THIS PROBLEM AT A LATER TIME (AFTER I FIGURED OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED) AND IT WAS THE SAME RESULT--THE TRUCKS MOTOR DIED WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER.
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH A SUDDEN VERY LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD, INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE, BUT AFTER VERIFYING THAT THE TRUCKS STABILITY WAS NOT LOST (IN JUST A COUPLE SECONDS) THEN STARTED FEELING AIR COMING FROM THE TOP. OPENED UP THE SUN/MOON ROOF COVER AND PIECES OF THE GLASS FELL. WAS NOT DRIVING BEHIND A TRUC…
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WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH A SUDDEN VERY LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD, INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE, BUT AFTER VERIFYING THAT THE TRUCKS STABILITY WAS NOT LOST (IN JUST A COUPLE SECONDS) THEN STARTED FEELING AIR COMING FROM THE TOP. OPENED UP THE SUN/MOON ROOF COVER AND PIECES OF THE GLASS FELL. WAS NOT DRIVING BEHIND A TRUCK, NOR IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE NOR UNDER ANY TYPE OF BRIDGE OR BY-PASS. THE FREEWAY DIDN'T HAVE ANY BIG BUMPS, NOR DIPS. ONLY TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE AROUND, ONE ON EACH SIDE BUT A BIT BEHIND ME, SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3-LANE FREEWAY.
Official recalls
520V682000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
Nov 4, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia, 2017-2020 Sienna, 2019-2020 Tundra, 2018-2020 Lexus ES350, 2017 Lexus GS200t, 2017-2019 Lexus GS350, 2019 Lexus GS300, 2018-2020 Lexus LC500h, 2019-2020 Lexus LS500, 2018-2019 Lexus GX460, 2017 Lexus IS200t, 2019 Lexus IS300, 2019 Lexus IS350, 2018-2020 Lexus LC500, 2018 Lexus LS500, 2019 Lexus LS500h, 2018-2019 Lexus LX570, 2017 Lexus RC200t, 2019 Lexus RC300, RC350, 2017 and 2019-2020 Lexus RX350, 2018-2020 RX350L, 2019 Lexus UX200, 2018-2019 Lexus NX300 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge. Owners of specific models were notified that remedy parts were available starting January 21, 2021. Owners of other models will be notified as remedy parts become available. Remedy parts should be available for all affected vehicles by late March 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-012. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA02. Lexus' number for this recall is 20LA01.
18V211000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:power Assist:vacuum
Apr 3, 2018
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Camry and Highlander vehicles, 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicles and 2017 Lexus RX350 vehicles. During the manufacturing process, the oil galley in the rotor for the brake booster vacuum pump assembly may have been improperly machined possibly resulting in a sudden loss of brake assist.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A sudden loss of braking assist can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake booster vacuum pump, free of charge. The recall began on May 9, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371, or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0K/JLD.
17V831000 · Equipment:other:labels
Dec 20, 2017
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Toyota 4Runner and Tundra, 2018 Toyota Highlander, RAV4 and Lexus GX460 and 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicles. These vehicles may have incorrect load carrying capacity modification labels. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An incorrect load information label can result in the operator overloading the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners and provide them with corrected labels, free of charge. The recall began on January 23, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are H0Z for Toyota vehicles, and HLF for Lexus vehicles.
17V356000 · Engine
Jun 1, 2017
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Tacoma vehicles equipped with a six-cylinder engine. The affected vehicles have a crank position sensor that may malfunction, potentially resulting in an engine stall.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An engine stall may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crank position sensor with an improved design, free of charge. The recall began July 26, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is H0H.
17V285000 · Power Train:driveline:differential Unit
Apr 27, 2017
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Tacoma vehicles. Oil may leak from the area where the rear differential carrier is assembled to rear axle housing.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the vehicle is operated with an insufficient amount of oil in the rear differential, the differential may seize and cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear differential for oil leakage. Based on the inspection, dealers will either tightening the fastening nuts or replace the fastening nuts and gasket. If the rear differential components are damaged, the rear differential carrier assembly will be replaced. The repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall June 19, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is H0G.
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
1EA19001 · Electrical Overstress
Opened Apr 19, 2019 · Closed Sep 19, 2024
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags: Air Bag/restraint Control Module
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect. During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW. The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with manufacturer design specifications. The ECU in the subject vehicles contains a model DS84 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) which controls the communication of the crash sensor signal, firing commands (i.e., when to deploy the airbag(s) and/or pretensioners), and fault information (e.g., diagnostic trouble codes). In September 2016, FCA announced recall 16V-668 for certain model year (MY) 2010 to 2014 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep products manufactured with the subject ZF-TRW ACU. In this recall, FCA discussed an EOS condition that resulted in a failure of the subject DS84 ASIC, which caused air bag non-deployment. FCA noted that the defect condition had only been observed in vehicles equipped with sensor harnessing routed across the front of the vehicle. Other FCA vehicles that also used the subject ACU, but were not equipped with cross-car harnessing, had not experienced EOS failures, despite similar time in service. During the course of this investigation, ODI sent two separate Information Request (IR) letters to six vehicle manufactures (including FCA, Hyundai, Honda, Kia, Mitsubishi, and Toyota) and one IR letter to ZF-TRW. These IR letters resulted in ODI receiving comprehensive data from these manufacturers and suppliers. Studies of this data found that the DS84 ASIC does not have sufficient protection against negative electrical transients or electrical overstress (“EOS”) that can be generated in certain severe crashes. An electrical transient occurs when the electrical power supplied to a circuit changes momentarily over a short duration of time. In these severe crash cases, the crash sensors and other powered wiring can be damaged and short circuited so as to create a negative electrical transient of sufficient intensity and duration (that are outside the vehicle manufacturer's specification) to damage the ASIC before the restraint device deployment signal is received by the SRS ECU. This damaged signal can lead to incomplete or nondeployment of the air bags and/or pretensioners. Airbag non-deployment and/or lack of pretensioner operation can increase the risk or severity of injury in a crash.A total of 8 fatalities and 14 injuries were associated with known EOS events. The common element in all investigated manufacturers vehicles is the SRS ECU containing a DS84 ASIC manufactured by ZF-TRW. The risk associated with the ASIC is equally shared among all OEMS involved in the investigation. The actual real-world risk can be mitigated by other factors which were assessed by ODI during this investigation. The first mitigating factor involves protections built into the ACU design which protect the DS84 ASIC from damage. There are multiple strategies and levels of protection employed by different OEMs that provide effective EOS mitigation. The two most common strategies at the ACU level are circuit protection diodes on the remote senor signal lines, and current limiting resistors that protect critical components. The second mitigating factor is found at the vehicle level and involves the location and routing of the wires leading from the crash sensors to the SRS ECU. If the wires are well protected in a crash and are not routed with other power wires carrying large currents, the risk for an EOS event is significantly reduced or eliminated. These design specific factors combine to produce a spectrum of risk for the vehicles equipped with ACUs using the DS84 ASIC. Given the many of years of field exposure, it is possible to divide the subject population into two groups; vehicles which have experienced EOS events, and vehicles which have not experienced EOS field events. Four of the six OEMs involved in this investigation have experienced EOS field events on at least one of their models equipped with a DS84 ASIC. All vehicle models (including the Toyota models identified in the Failure Report Summary of the opening resume for this investigation) with field events have been recalled. In an abundance of caution, ODI kept this investigation open five years to monitor field performance and did not identify any field events on vehicles not included in existing safety recalls. Given the spectrum of risk identified in this investigation and that all vehicles with a demonstrated unreasonable risk have been recalled, ODI is closing this investigation. ODI is closing this investigation with the following manufacturer safety recalls: 16V-668, 18E-043, 18V-137, 18V-363, and 20V-024. With the recall actions taken by the subject vehicle and equipment manufacturers, this investigation is closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exists on other model or model year vehicles outside of the recall scopes. The agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.