The data Toyota isn't showing you

How reliable
are 3rd-gen Tundras, really?

Independent reliability tracker for the Toyota Tundra V35A engine recalls (24V381 and 25V767). NHTSA complaint data, third-party inventory analysis, and Toyota recall status — surfaced honestly, with no marketing department in the loop.

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The numbers

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Owner complaints: 1,568
Median failure mileage: 34,000
Trucks towed: 26
V35A trucks tracked: 183

An open ask of Toyota Motor North America

Extend the V35A engine warranty to 100,000 miles.

Both i-FORCE and i-FORCE MAX. Same engine, same defect, same risk.

Toyota built its reputation on engines that last 200k+ miles. The V35A in 3rd-gen Tundras isn't living up to that. The recall data and owner complaints are clear — and the current 5-year / 60,000-mile powertrain warranty isn't enough for owners caught in the gap.

What the data shows

Median V35A failure mileage: 34,000 miles. Range from a few thousand miles to 89,062 miles.
26 of these failures required the truck to be towed — catastrophic on-road events.
Recall 25V767's remedy isn't scheduled until ~Aug 2026 per Toyota's own §573 filing. Owners with affected VINs are told their engines may fail and there is no fix yet.
Trucks at 65k–80k miles outside both recalls have no recourse if their V35A fails. Powertrain warranty has expired, recall doesn't cover them.

Why hybrids must be included

The i-FORCE MAX uses the same V35A-FTS block as the non-hybrid i-FORCE. The defect is in the engine's main bearings — present regardless of powertrain.
Recall 25V767 explicitly includes hybrid Tundras. Toyota has already acknowledged the engine risk applies equally.
Toyota's 10-year / 150,000-mile hybrid warranty covers the 1TM electric drive motor and battery — not the V35A engine block. Hybrid owners get the same 5/60 powertrain coverage as everyone else, while paying a premium for the hybrid system.
Excluding hybrids from any extension would leave i-FORCE MAX owners — who paid more for their truck — with weaker engine coverage than gas-only buyers. That cannot be the policy.

The ask

Extend the V35A engine block warranty to 10 years / 100,000 miles for every 3rd-gen Tundra and Lexus LX/GX — i-FORCE and i-FORCE MAX, retroactive to all affected owners regardless of recall scope.

The cost of an extension is a fraction of the engine swaps Toyota is already performing under recall. The reputational return — restoring the "Toyotas last forever" promise that the brand was built on — is enormous. The right tail of the failure curve runs past 60k miles. Cover it.

This is an independent owner's appeal based on public NHTSA data and third-party inventory analysis. Not affiliated with Toyota or Lexus. If you're a 3rd-gen Tundra owner and want to add your voice, file a complaint with NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem or call Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Recall status

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24V381

Toyota 24TA07

REMEDY ACTIVE

2022–2023 Tundra & LX600 with V35A. Dealers replace the engine assembly free of charge. Active since Dec 2024.

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25V767

Toyota 25TA14

REMEDY UNDER DEV

Expansion: 2022–2024 Tundra (incl. hybrid) + Lexus LX & GX. Final remedy not available until ~Aug 2026.