One hundred thousand Toyota Tundras and Lexus LXs will have their engines replaced. The two models will be recalled because of potential mechanical issues. Toyota is facing a difficult and costly recall of vehicles due to a fault in its twin-turbo V6 engines, which impacts Tundra pickups and Lexus LX. The problem, which was discovered in engines made between November 2021 and February 2023, is caused by debris that was not removed throughout the manufacturing process. This debris can cause catastrophic problems, such as detonations, malfunctions, difficulty starting, or loss of engine power, raising the danger of an accident.
The Japanese automaker Toyota has confirmed a massive recall of around 100,000 SUVs due to safety issues
According to MotorTrend, Toyota reported the concern to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in May 2024, stating that no solution had been identified for the 102,092 potentially affected vehicles. Despite initially anticipating that just 1% of vehicles could be affected by this problem, the business stated that this figure was input as a system requirement, and the actual failure rate was unknown. Two months after the presentation, the Japanese brand has yet to identify the number of damaged automobiles. As a result, the business has chosen to replace all potentially problematic engines, which totals around 98,600 Tundras and 3,500 LXs.
This step, while incredibly costly in terms of production, labor, and engine replacement, provides owners with a complete and safe solution. The problem was first investigated in March 2022, following a complaint from a client whose vehicle had stalled. Since then, Toyota has received 166 technical field reports and 824 warranty claims, prompting the company to pinpoint machining residue as the main cause of the failure. Although the remedy is currently only applicable to non-hybrid variants of the 3.4-liter twin-turbo V6 engine, the automaker will notify impacted owners by the end of this month.
Toyota’s next move to compete in the hydrogen market
At the 2025 Advanced Clean Transportation Expo today, Toyota Motor North America reiterated its commitment to a hydrogen society by announcing new fuel cell technologies and products, as well as plans and investments connected to hydrogen. Toyota intends to reduce diesel-powered tractor-trailers servicing its North America Parts Center in California in favor of hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric Class 8 heavy-duty vehicles, according to Jordan Choby, Toyota Group Vice President of Powertrain Engineering.
The company also disclosed plans to construct a new hydrogen fueling station on the NAPCC campus to serve the additional hydrogen trucks in the fleet, in addition to its goals to expand and vertically integrate into the hydrogen ecosystem. In addition, Toyota unveiled its next generation of fuel cell technology – the Toyota Gen 3 FC system – in North America. Toyota will begin adding production-level FCEV trucks to its logistics fleet as it completes testing of fuel-cell-powered Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. These trucks will travel to the NAPCC in Ontario, California, and maybe as far south as San Diego from the Port of Long Beach. Toyota made this modification as part of its 2050 Challenge to reduce CO₂ emissions in its supply chain.
To achieve its goals, the Japanese automaker is collaborating with Air Liquide and Iwatani to upgrade the fueling infrastructure. Iwatani is a state-of-the-art station that uses SAE J2601/5-compliant high-flow refueling equipment and advanced liquid hydrogen technologies, with an additional focus on commercial vehicles. The high-flow technology allows for faster refueling than traditional hydrogen stations, rivals diesel fuel pumps in refueling time, and is especially helpful to fleet and commercial customers in increasing uptime. With a focus on providing the NAPCC station with reliable, low-cost liquid hydrogen, Toyota and Air Liquide will work together to source and deliver hydrogen molecules from Air Liquide’s dedicated hydrogen plant in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, Toyota will seek to establish links with domestic and foreign companies and organizations.
