Campaign 24V-381

Debris from the manufacturing process may contaminate the engine and cause the main bearings to fail, which can result in an engine stall and loss…

Defect summary

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Tundra and Lexus LX600 vehicles equipped with a V35A engine. Debris from the manufacturing process may contaminate the engine and cause the main bearings to fail, which can result in an engine stall and loss of drive power.

Consequence

A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the engine assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed between December 17, 2024 and February 19, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 24TB07/24TA07 and 24LB04/24LA04.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 24V381000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about engine and cooling on these vehicles: 428, of which 6 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 24V-381
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Lexus	LX	2022 to 2023	15
Toyota	Tundra	2022 to 2023	413

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

7 service bulletins on this component came first

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

26V-320 May 20, 2026
Debris from the manufacturing process may contaminate the engine and cause a main bearing to fail, which can result in an engine stall and loss of…
25V-767 Nov 6, 2025
Debris from the manufacturing process may contaminate the engine and cause the main bearings to fail, which can result in an engine stall and loss…
21V-734 Sep 22, 2021
Engine Control Unit (ECU) software may falsely detect an error and shut down the hybrid system, causing a loss of drive power
20V-162 Mar 19, 2020
Due to an Engine Control Unit (ECU) programming error, fuel may not be correctly supplied to the engine while using the stop and restart feature
20V-064 Feb 6, 2020
Porosity in the engine castings may result in cracks than can allow coolant to leak internally and/or externally
18V-200 Mar 28, 2018
Pistons on these vehicles may be larger than specified, possibly causing the engine to stall