1988 Toyota Supra Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1988 Toyota Supra. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“After taking vehicle for a safety check consumer had driven about 200 miles and heard two bangs. Then, temperature gauge went to high. Consumer pulled over, and noticed flames coming from under the hood. Consumer proceeded to get out of vehicle, and entire vehicle caught on fire and melted to the…”
“After taking vehicle for a safety check consumer had driven about 200 miles and heard two bangs. Then, temperature gauge went to high. Consumer pulled over, and noticed flames coming from under the hood. Consumer proceeded to get out of vehicle, and entire vehicle caught on fire and melted to the…”
“Vehicle caught fire for unknown reason while in motion on freeway.”
“I just wanted to state that in 1991, shortly after I purchased my used 1988 supra, my targa top also had developed a leak (over the drivers side) by december of that year. During heavy rains, it was quite bad and I had to carry several towels as a precaution. I took it to the toyota dealer and…”
“Here's my complaint, the targa top on my 88 toyota supra, has leaked ever since I got the car in 1990. Everyone whom I have spoke to with a targa top, has told me that their targa tops leak. So, with this being the case I'm sure if you do some research you will find out what I have found out that…”
“I hope you can help me prevent possible accidents caused from engineering error on in the construction on the targa top on the 1987-1992 toyota supras, everyone whom I spoken to whom owns a supra with the targa top has told me they all leak. When I first bought the car the leak was small, but its…”
“The radiator was serviced five times. The head gasket failed due to flaw in engine design. *yh”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1988 Toyota Supra as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.