NHTSA recall 17V285000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 17V285000 |
| Manufacturer's number | H0G |
| Manufacturer | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| Reported | 2017-04-27 |
| Owners notified | 2017-06-19 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT |
| Units potentially affected | 227732 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-10-24 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 227732 |
| Reported remedied | 197560 (86%) |
| Reported unreachable | 8510 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 3, 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.
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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.
The 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.
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.
| 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA | Built 2015-08-18 to 2017-03-24. |
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| 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA | Built 2015-08-18 to 2017-03-24. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| T-SB-0013-18-Rev | 2018-12-03. Service bulletin. TSB: REVISION NOTICE August 8, 2018 Rev1: ? Applicability has been updated to include 2018 model year Tacoma vehicles. ? The Production Change Information section has been added and the Parts Information section has been updated. Any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. Some 2016 ? 2018 model year Tacoma Double Cab 4WD vehicles equipped with a BD22 rear differential may exhibit a whine noise from the rear of the vehicle. This condition may occur while driving around 50 mph at constant speed, slight acceleration, or slight deceleration and may be caused by rear differential vibration transferring through the chassis and body. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition. |
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| T-TT-0390-16 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. TT: Some vehicles may exhibit a fluid leak from the rear differential carrier to axle housing gasket. The differential may exhibit noise or the fasteners may be loose. |
| T-SB-0013-18 | 2018-03-12. Service bulletin. TSB: Some 2016 ? 2017 model year Tacoma Double Cab 4WD vehicles equipped with a BD22 rear differential may exhibit a whine type noise from the rear of the vehicle. This condition may occur while driving around 50 mph at constant speed, slight acceleration, or slight deceleration and may be caused by rear differential vibration transferring through the chassis and body. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition. APPLICABLE WARRANTY ? This repair is covered under the Toyota Basic Warranty. This warranty is in effect for 36 months or 36,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle?s in-service date. ? Warranty application is limited to occurrence of the specified condition described in this bulletin. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.