Structure complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2002 Toyota Tundra has 124 NHTSA structure complaints and 1 structure-related recall.
124
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TOYOTA IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2000-2003 TUNDRA VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IL...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2025 | STRUCTURE | Excessive frame corrosion and corrosion holes involving even rear subframe |
| Oct 16, 2025 | STRUCTURE | Frame needs replacement |
| Nov 12, 2024 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that the frame and the front bumper were s... |
| Apr 9, 2024 | STRUCTURE | I was doing maintenance on front and lifted splash guard for access to bolt. On top of the frame, n... |
| Mar 20, 2024 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that after taking the vehicle to be checke... |
| Jan 16, 2024 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in for routine ... |
| Jan 1, 2024 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns 2002 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to an independe... |
| Sep 10, 2021 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that there were holes in the subframe of t... |
| Sep 9, 2020 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | RUST PROBLEM IN FRAME AND REAR CROSSMEMBER |
| Sep 1, 2020 | STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THERE WA... |
| Nov 27, 2019 | STRUCTURE | FRAME IS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CALLED ABOUT A PREVIOUS RECALL TO REPLACE THE FRAME BUT THEY TOLD ME TH... |
| Oct 24, 2019 | STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR MAIN... |
| Oct 2, 2019 | STRUCTURE | FRAME IS RUSTED AND WON'T PASS INSPECTION. HAVE ALREADY REPLACED FENDER AND BOX |
| Sep 17, 2019 | STRUCTURE | "TOYOTA RECALLS" CHASIS/FRAME - I HAD EVERY RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN COMPLETED BY TOYOTA SALES/SER... |
| Jul 25, 2019 | STRUCTURE | 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 FRAME WAS SPRAYED WITH UNDERCOATING PER RECALL WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLA... |
| Jun 7, 2019 | STRUCTURE | THE CHASSIS OF THE TRUCK IS VERY DAMAGED BY RUST, IN SOME PARTS IT EVEN HAS HOLES, SO I DO NOT KNOW ... |
| May 28, 2019 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | FRAME OF TRUCK WAS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED "NON-DRIVABLE", BY TOYOTA DEALERSHI... |
| May 1, 2019 | STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT ... |
| May 1, 2019 | STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT H... |
| Apr 24, 2019 | STRUCTURE | DURING AN OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE FRAME JUST IN FRONT OF THE LEAF SPRING BRACKET WAS SEV... |