The 2005 Toyota Tundra has 7 recalls, the most serious being multiple defects involving the passenger frontal airbag inflator, which can rupture and send sharp metal fragments into the cabin, causing serious injury or death.
Several of these airbag recalls overlap in scope, with some specifically affecting vehicles originally sold or registered in high-humidity coastal areas such as Florida, Hawaii, and U.S. territories, where moisture accelerates the inflator degradation. There is also a separate recall covering side curtain airbags on trucks equipped with that option, where the bags can deploy without a crash, raising the risk of occupant injury. On the seat side, trucks fitted with certain aftermarket heated seat accessories are affected by a recall where a damaged copper heating element can short circuit and start a fire. Finally, on trucks built with automatic transmissions and optional fabric front captain's chairs, the passenger seat sensor status light uses an incorrect lens and cannot properly display whether the passenger airbag is active, leaving occupants without a clear indication of airbag readiness.
