To check Toyota or Lexus recalls on a used Toyota, enter the 17-digit VIN on NHTSA's free recall lookup and on Toyota's owner recall site, then confirm open vs completed status before you buy. Open means the free dealer remedy is still owed. A history report may list recall rows, but the VIN tools are what decide whether that Tundra engine campaign or fuel pump campaign is finished.
Mid October 2026 is a good moment to slow down on 2022-2024 Tundras in particular, because the V35A engine debris campaigns are still fresh in the used market, and sellers compress three different remedies into one shrug. Lexus shares many of the same fuel-pump and airbag campaigns, so the VIN habit is identical even when the badge costs more.
How to check Toyota and Lexus by VIN
Match the dash VIN to the door sticker. Run NHTSA first, then cross-check the same VIN on Toyota's recall lookup. Screenshot open campaigns and any "remedy available" language. Ask the selling dealer or an independent Toyota dealer for the repair order that names the Toyota campaign code. Our guide to checking recalls by VIN covers the federal side. For year and engine codes, use our Toyota VIN decoder guide.
Look, "no open recalls" on one tool is not a blank check if the other tool still shows work. Run both. And if a private seller will not wait five minutes for a lookup, that is the negotiation. ToyotaCare and scheduled-maintenance plans are separate from safety recalls; a stamped service book does not prove a recall campaign closed.
V35A Tundra engine campaigns (verified)
If you are shopping a 2022-2024 Tundra, start here. Recall report 24V-381 covers about 102,092 vehicles, including certain 2022-2023 Tundras with V35A engines that may have machining debris that can damage main bearings; the remedy path on that filing is a replacement engine. Later expansion 25V-767 widens the inspection program on later trucks, and a further 2024-population filing, 26V-320, continues the same theme. So a seller who says "the engine recall was done" might mean a full long-block swap or only an inspection pass. Ask which campaign ID and what the repair order actually says. Our used Toyota Tundra buying guide walks the truck-side checklist.
We've seen listings that advertise "new engine under recall" without attaching the campaign number. Price that truck as unfinished until you read the order. An inspected engine that stayed in the truck is not the same asset as a replaced long block, and the asking price should not pretend otherwise.
Fuel pump recall 20V-682
Many late-2010s Toyota and Lexus models sit in the low-pressure fuel pump campaign. NHTSA acknowledgment 20V-682 covers about 1,517,721 vehicles across a long list that includes certain 2018-2020 Camry, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 Tundra, 2017-2019 Highlander, and matching Lexus RX, ES, and other lines. The pump inside the tank may fail and stall the engine while driving. Dealers replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved part, free of charge. Toyota's number on that filing is 20TA02 (Lexus 20LA01). Stall risk is why you confirm this one by VIN even on a "well maintained" private-party Camry.
Takata and other airbag work
Older Toyotas also appear in Takata inflator campaigns. Treat any unrepaired Takata row with urgency, and read our Takata airbag recall used-car check for the do-not-drive logic. Cross-shop a smaller SUV? Our used Toyota RAV4 buying guide covers the crossover side of the same VIN habit.
History report and price
Pull your own report. A seller PDF can omit a salvage brand or a flood note. CARFAX says its reports can show title brands, odometer readings, ownership, and reported accidents. As of mid October 2026, a CARFAX report through us is about $5.50 guest or about $4.50 member, and a CARFAX plus AutoCheck bundle is about $6.75, versus roughly $39.99 to $44.99 retail. Confirm at checkout. We are a licensed CARFAX and AutoCheck reseller, not affiliated with CARFAX, AutoCheck, or Experian.
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