The 2004 Toyota Tundra has 7 recalls, the most serious being a passenger-side front airbag inflator that can explode in a crash and send metal fragments into the cabin, potentially causing serious injury or death.
Multiple recalls cover this same airbag inflator defect, with some filings targeting vehicles originally sold or registered in high-humidity regions including Florida, Gulf Coast states, Hawaii, and several U.S. territories. The front lower ball joint is the subject of two additional recalls that describe the same underlying issue: the joint can wear and loosen prematurely, increasing steering effort, reducing the wheel's tendency to self-center, and creating suspension noise. If the truck continues to be driven in that condition, the ball joint can separate from the knuckle entirely and cause a loss of steering control. There is also a recall specific to trucks equipped with both the TRD dual exhaust and the vehicle stability control system: the driver-side exhaust pipe sits close enough to a brake line that contact between the two can wear through the line and cause brake fluid to leak, reducing braking ability.
