1995 Toyota Tacoma Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1995 Toyota Tacoma has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 99,882 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 214 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the suspension. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

SUSPENSION 96V129000 1996-07-10 90,000 affected
Defect

UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE FRONT SUSPENSION SUPPORT CAN CRACK LEADING TO FAILURE OF THE SUPPORT.

Consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE SUSPENSION SUPPORT.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 95V195001 1995-10-11 9,882 affected
Defect

THE BATTERY CAN HAVE A DEFECTIVE WELD INSIDE THE POSITIVE AND/OR NEGATIVE TERMINAL ALLOWING THE CONNECTION INSIDE THE TERMINAL TO SEPARATE.

Consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A NO-START CONDITION, OR A BATTERY EXPLOSION.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE DEFECTIVE BATTERIES.

Complaints by component

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
38
2crashes1injuries
SUSPENSION
19
3crashes
SUSPENSION:FRONT
17
1crashes
STRUCTURE:BODY
11
2crashes
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
11
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
1fires
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
9
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
8
2crashes
TIRES
6
AIR BAGS
5
4crashes7injuries
Total complaints214

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The frame is rusted out and now it wont pass inspection in pa.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2023-04-05

“There was frame recall back in 2010 and I would like to get to the frame recall”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2021-04-02

“Yes I was driving my toyota tacoma on the highway doing 55mph when the driver side lower ball joint broke. This caused my shut to snap in half also caused the control arm to break. Wouldn't have been so bad had the truck not been so rusty. Now facing issues with the fuel system being covered in…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2020-10-20

“Yes I was driving my toyota tacoma on the highway doing 55mph when the driver side lower ball joint broke. This caused my shut to snap in half also caused the control arm to break. Wouldn't have been so bad had the truck not been so rusty. Now facing issues with the fuel system being covered in…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2020-10-20

“Yes I was driving my toyota tacoma on the highway doing 55mph when the driver side lower ball joint broke. This caused my shut to snap in half also caused the control arm to break. Wouldn't have been so bad had the truck not been so rusty. Now facing issues with the fuel system being covered in…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2020-10-20

“Yes I wrote awhile back about my ball joint snapping in half going 55. It was the lower one but it wasn't where the ball joint was it was the metal part about an inch and a half from where the ball joint was. Due to rust. The man whom I finally found who bought it new said he never received any…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2020-10-20

“Yes I wrote awhile back about my ball joint snapping in half going 55. It was the lower one but it wasn't where the ball joint was it was the metal part about an inch and a half from where the ball joint was. Due to rust. The man whom I finally found who bought it new said he never received any…”

STEERING · reported 2020-10-20

“Yes I wrote awhile back about my ball joint snapping in half going 55. It was the lower one but it wasn't where the ball joint was it was the metal part about an inch and a half from where the ball joint was. Due to rust. The man whom I finally found who bought it new said he never received any…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2020-10-20

Defect investigations

Investigation EA97015 Opened 1997-07-22 · closed 1998-09-21

TURN SIGNAL FAILURES

There is no summary currently available

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1995 Toyota Tacoma as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.