2022-2025 Toyota Tundra recall: 443k water intrusion

Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain 2022-25 Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vehicles. Approximately 443,000 vehicles are involved in this recall for the U.S. Toyota Tundra recall Due to moisture intrusion over time, both reverse lamps on the subject vehicles can stop working. If this occurs, the driver’s view to the rear can be limited when backing during low ambient light conditions, and there may be no indication to others that the vehicle is operating in reverse. This can increase the risk of a crash. Dealers will replace both reverse lamp assemblies with improved ones, free of charge. In […] (read full article...)

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Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain 2022-25 Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vehicles. Approximately 443,000 vehicles are involved in this recall for the U.S. Toyota Tundra recall Due to moisture intrusion over time, both reverse lamps on the subject vehicles can stop working. If this occurs, the driver’s view to the rear can be limited when backing during low ambient light conditions, and there may be no indication to others that the vehicle is operating in reverse. This can increase the risk of a crash. Dealers will replace both reverse lamp assemblies with improved ones, free of charge. In […] (read full article...)

Ouch

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Your comment about water testing rang a bell.

Back in the early to mid-Nineties, I worked at a carwash close to many automotive companies and they would bring in various test mules for cleaning as well as testing for water leaks. Saturns, Cadilac Caters, the Chrysler LH cars are the ones that stick in my head. I am shocked that Toyota didn't catch this leak during that process.

BTW: I went through five taillight bulbs in my rusted out 83 K-wagon when I ran it through.

They never test enough of them. Sounds like the Ram recall with CHMSL leak. Wasn't a safety issue but sure sucked getting your headliner soaked and finding a puddle in your rear seat.

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They never test enough of them. Sounds like the Ram recall with CHMSL leak. Wasn't a safety issue but sure sucked getting your headliner soaked and finding a puddle in your rear seat.

It occurred to me I need to edit part of the video I did last night. I completely forgot the third gen Tundra reverse lights got moved out of the tail lamp assembly and are now integrated into the bumper. They flank the license plate.

So this brings up another question. Who is responsible for that decision to move the reverse lights? Seems to me if they were still integrated into the tail lamp assembly like the tried and true method, this wouldn’t have happened. Change isn’t always a good thing.

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