Summary
The Toyota Sequoia has 16 recalls spanning the 2002 through 2026 model years, with the most serious being a passenger-side front airbag inflator defect on 2002 models where the inflator can rupture during deployment and send metal fragments into the cabin.
On the most recent production years, 2025 Sequoia Hybrid vehicles have an incorrect maximum capacity weight label that can lead to overloading. The 2023-2025 Sequoia Hybrid has a software error that can prevent the rearview camera image from appearing when the vehicle is shifted into reverse. There is also a tow hitch cover on 2023-2024 Sequoia Hybrid models that can work loose from the rear bumper and fall into the road, creating a hazard for other drivers.
Stepping back into the second-generation era, the power steering gear assembly on 2008-2022 models can develop an internal oil leak that causes a sudden loss of power steering assist, making the vehicle significantly harder to steer. The 2018 model year has an electrical interference issue in the stability control power circuit that can deactivate the electronic stability control system without warning. On 2013-2017 models fitted with Southeast Toyota dealer-installed 20-inch Rockstar wheels, the lug nuts on those accessory wheels can crack and detach, which can cause a wheel to separate from the vehicle entirely.
Going further back, the 2003 model year has a steering angle sensor that can store an incorrect center position due to a software logic error in the skid control computer, which can cause the vehicle to accelerate more slowly than the driver expects and may also trigger the stability and traction control warning lights. The 2002 model year carries several filings tied to the same Takata-type passenger airbag inflator problem: moisture and heat cycling over time degrade the propellant, and in a crash the inflator can rupture and propel fragments toward occupants rather than providing protection.
