# NHTSA recall 13V557000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 13V557000
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2013\-11\-07
- Owners notified: 2013\-11\-27
- Component: ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 3795

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing North America \(Toyota\) is recalling certain model year 2013\-2014 Tacoma vehicles manufactured July 1, 2013, through October 11, 2013.  The engines of the affected vehicles contain valve springs that may break over time.


## What can happen

If the valve springs break, the engine could fail and stall while the vehicle is being driven, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the valve springs, free of charge.  The recall began on November 27, 2013.  Owners may contact Toyota at 1\-800\-331\-4331.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-05\-04
- Vehicles in the campaign: 3795
- Reported remedied: 3103 \(81%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 TOYOTA TACOMA](/makes/toyota/tacoma/2013/recalls.md). Built 2013\-07\-01 to 2013\-10\-11.
- [2014 TOYOTA TACOMA](/makes/toyota/tacoma/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-07\-01 to 2013\-10\-11.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [T\-SB\-0103\-20 Rev1](/bulletins/11005119.md), 2024-07-23, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0103\-20 Rev1](/bulletins/11005061.md), 2024-07-23, Service bulletin
- [T\-PANT\-2024\-004\-](/bulletins/10253223.md), 2024-04-15, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0628\-20](/bulletins/10183281.md), 2020-11-30, Service bulletin
- [T\-TT\-0468\-17 Rev](/bulletins/10178524.md), 2020-08-17, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0134\-16\-Rev](/bulletins/10164330.md), 2019-09-03, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0134\-16](/bulletins/10149217.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin
- [F0U\_Supplemental](/bulletins/10134372.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [F0U\_Dealer Lette](/bulletins/10134371.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-0012\-13 Rev2](/bulletins/10134128.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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