- The 2025 Toyota Tacoma is part of a voluntary recall due to a potential issue with a front driveshaft joint.
- Toyota says the issue could affect 6000 Tacoma models with four-wheel drive.
- If the driveshaft joint breaks, it could affect the truck's ability to turn and, in some cases, it may prevent the transmission from going into park.
Toyota has issued a voluntary recall for some 2025 Tacoma models because there may be an issue with their front driveshaft joints. The recall population includes 6000 copies of certain four-wheel-drive variants, which could have issues turning and going into park.
The affected Tacoma models are said to have potentially faulty front driveshaft joints. Since the part may have been manufactured with the wrong material, it is more likely to break or become deformed. If either situation happens to the joint, it could affect the mid-size pickup truck's ability to turn. Toyota also says that Tacoma models with full-time four-wheel drive might not be able to put their transmissions into park, meaning that unless the parking brake is engaged, the truck could roll away.
What's the fix? Well, Toyota says that all the trucks involved in the recall should be taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. A technician will replace one or both of the parts if they were assembled at the time when the faulty parts were in production. This work will be done for free, and people who own a truck involved in the recall should be notified by late November.
Eric Stafford’s automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a journalism degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual '97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a '90 Honda CRX Si.
