Toyota’s twin-turbo V6 engine recall saga isn’t over. The automaker recently added another 44,000 2024 Tundra pickups to the list, bringing the total to more than a quarter-million vehicles. Importantly, this new recall action only impacts models equipped with the twin-turbo 3.4-liter V6 and does not add any hybrid variants to the problem list.
The automaker’s press release stated that, “There is a possibility that certain machining debris may not have been cleared from the engine when it was produced.” That’s the same story we heard in May 2024 and November 2025 during the first two recalls issued for the engines. The 2024 recall also included Lexus LX SUVs equipped with the same engine.
That debris could lead to engine knocking, poor running conditions, no-start issues, and a loss of power. After the first two recalls, Toyota implemented “additional controls for removing manufacturing debris,” but that didn’t do the trick. “We have found that, even after these additional controls, the remaining debris could be sufficient to cause damage to the #1 main bearing and lead to this issue,” the automaker said.
Fortunately, engines produced after the affected units have an improved bearing that Toyota believes is better at resisting the debris. The company has already repaired 77,000 out of the 102,000 vehicles from the original 2024 recall. It is still working on a fix for the trucks impacted by the late-2025 recall and this latest notification.
While this latest recall is small compared to the other two, it could help owners who had problems but were outside the original action’s manufacturing date window. That’s good news for anyone with a non-hybrid 2024 Tundra, but the new recall doesn’t mean an immediate remedy is on its way.
Toyota still has tens of thousands of trucks left to fix, and with the updates still in the planning stage, anyone with a vehicle impacted by the recall could be waiting quite a while for a solution.
Still, the automaker notes, “Toyota urges owners to take their vehicle to their Toyota dealer for the free repair when they are notified that the remedy is available.”
