Toyota is recalling approximately 4,100 curtain shield airbag (CSA) replacement parts installed in certain Tundra and Tacoma trucks, citing a manufacturing defect that could prevent the airbags from deploying correctly in a crash.
The affected parts were produced between December 2021 and December 2025. Two truck populations are involved: owners of 2014–2021 Tundra CrewMax and Double Cab vehicles who had a CSA replacement installed after November 2021, and owners of 2016–2023 Tacoma models who had a replacement installed after May 2024. Toyota says the parts may not have been manufactured to specification, which could reduce occupant restraint performance and increase injury risk in certain collisions.
Curtain shield airbags deploy from the roof side rails during side-impact and rollover events. A part that fails to deploy as designed removes a key layer of protection at the moment it matters most.
Toyota will notify Tundra owners by late September 2026. Tacoma owners whose contact information has not yet been confirmed will be notified as that data is collected. Dealers will inspect each vehicle for the affected replacement parts and swap them out at no cost. Body shops and collision repair facilities that purchased the parts directly will also be contacted, and any vehicles identified through those channels are subject to the same inspection and replacement process.
Owners who believe a curtain shield airbag was replaced due to a collision or malfunction within the relevant date windows should bring their vehicle to a Toyota dealer for inspection even without receiving a notification letter.
To confirm whether a specific vehicle is involved, owners can enter a VIN or license plate at Toyota.com/recall or nhtsa.gov/recalls. Toyota’s Brand Engagement Center can be reached at 1-800-331-4331.
Toyota has addressed CSA-related defects across multiple platforms in past years, including a 2016 recall of approximately 482,000 vehicles covering Prius and Lexus CT 200h models where inflator chamber welds were found to crack over time, and a separate 2016 campaign involving roughly 320,000 vehicles with improperly deploying side curtain airbags. This latest action involves service parts rather than original installed components, a narrower scope but one that still requires direct dealer intervention to resolve.
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