# NHTSA recall 18V888000

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: 18V888000
- Manufacturer's number: J16/J06
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2018\-12\-13
- Owners notified: 2019\-01\-28
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
- Units potentially affected: 44121

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain 2018\-2019 Toyota Tacoma vehicles.  Improper machining of the brake master cylinder may result in internal damage of one of the seals, affecting brake performance.


## What can happen

Reduced brake performance can lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake master cylinder, free of charge.  The recall began January 28, 2019.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1\-888\-270\-9371.  Toyota's numbers for this recall are J16/J06.


## 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 2020 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 44121
- Reported remedied: 39831 \(90%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1682
- Reported removed: 791

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 2, 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

- [2018 TOYOTA TACOMA](/makes/toyota/tacoma/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-02\-20 to 2018\-11\-14.
- [2019 TOYOTA TACOMA](/makes/toyota/tacoma/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-02\-20 to 2018\-11\-14.

## 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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