Three steps to check a Toyota Tundra recall by VIN and contact a dealer
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Toyota Recalled 62,000 Tundras for a Camshaft Risk. How to Check Yours

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If you own a recent non-hybrid Toyota Tundra, the useful question isn’t whether your model year appears in a headline. It’s whether your particular truck is in Toyota’s newly announced camshaft recall. A VIN check can settle that far better than a guess.

Toyota said on November 13, 2026, that approximately 62,000 U.S. non-hybrid Tundras from certain 2022–23 and 2025–26 model years are involved. A camshaft from one supplier production lot may have been made incorrectly and could snap while driving, potentially causing loss of power at higher speed. That is the safety risk; it does not mean all 62,000 trucks have faulty camshafts.

How to check your exact Tundra

Find the 17-character VIN at the lower left of the windshield or on your registration or insurance card. Enter it at Toyota’s recall lookup or NHTSA’s recall lookup. Toyota also says its recall search accepts a license plate. A model-year search is useful background, but a VIN search addresses the vehicle you actually own.

Three steps for checking a Toyota Tundra recall using the VIN and contacting a dealer
Original Man & Gear checklist based on Toyota and NHTSA guidance.

If your truck shows an open recall, contact a Toyota dealer about the inspection. If the result is clear immediately after an announcement, check again: NHTSA says some recently announced recalls may not yet have every VIN identified in its database. You can also ask Toyota directly at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota expects owner notices by mid-January 2027, but you do not need to wait for a letter to look up your VIN.

What Toyota says the dealer will inspect

Toyota estimates roughly 300 affected camshafts could have been installed among the recalled trucks. Dealers will inspect the camshaft to determine whether it came from the affected lot. If it did, Toyota says they will replace it at no cost. The large recall population reflects the trucks that need checking; it is not an estimate of 62,000 defective engines.

Do not confuse this with the earlier engine recall

Tundra owners may remember a separate engine problem. Toyota’s May 2026 recall for certain 2024 non-hybrid Tundras concerned machining debris that could damage a main bearing. This November recall concerns a potentially faulty camshaft from a supplier lot and lists different model years. A truck can have a complicated recall history, so search its VIN rather than assuming a previous repair answers the current question.

What you need to know

  • Vehicles named: Certain non-hybrid 2022–23 and 2025–26 Toyota Tundras, not every truck in those years.
  • Risk: A camshaft could break and cause loss of drive power at higher speed.
  • Action: Check the VIN, then arrange the dealer inspection if your truck is involved.
  • Cost: Toyota says inspection and any required camshaft replacement are free.
  • Timing: Toyota expects owner notification by mid-January 2027; recall databases can be updated as VINs are identified.

Sources: Toyota’s November 13 recall announcement; Toyota recall lookup; NHTSA VIN lookup and limitations; Toyota’s separate 2024 Tundra recall.