Toyota Pickup Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 400 owner complaints across 23 model years of the Toyota Pickup (1980–2002). The most-complained-about year is 1994.
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| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 7 |
| 2000 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 5 |
| 1997 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 5 |
| 1996 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 6 |
| 1995 Toyota Pickup | 1 | 35 |
| 1994 Toyota Pickup | 1 | 91 |
| 1993 Toyota Pickup | 1 | 59 |
| 1992 Toyota Pickup | 1 | 56 |
| 1991 Toyota Pickup | 1 | 29 |
| 1990 Toyota Pickup | 1 | 25 |
| 1989 Toyota Pickup | 1 | 21 |
| 1988 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 7 |
| 1987 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 8 |
| 1986 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 18 |
| 1985 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 9 |
| 1984 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 3 |
| 1983 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 3 |
| 1980 Toyota Pickup | 0 | 2 |
What Toyota Pickup owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 400 complaints with NHTSA. The 1994 model year has the most, with 91.
All Toyota Pickup recalls (1)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Toyota Pickup, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Connecting (steering)
On certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, if the steering wheel is repeatedly turned under certain conditions where high steering effort and power assist are required, for instance, when fully turning the wheel while the vehicle is stopped, a fatigue crack may develop in the steering relay rod.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the steering relay rod. The recall began october 5, 2005. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Other Toyota models
- Camry18,189 complaints
- Prius12,516 complaints
- Corolla11,739 complaints
- RAV49,385 complaints
- Sienna8,549 complaints
- Tacoma8,440 complaints
- Tundra6,922 complaints
- Highlander5,745 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.