- Toyota’s V6 troubles continue with another recall affecting 127K vehicles.
- 2022–24 Tundra, Lexus LX, and 2024 Lexus GX risk total engine failure.
- Company is developing a fix that may involve replacing all affected engines.
Toyota is back for round two on a recall involving its 3.5-liter turbocharged V6 engines. The automaker announced this week that it’s bringing home another 127,000 trucks and SUVs in the US because some engines may contain leftover machining debris from the manufacturing process.
Yes, we’re talking about tiny metal shavings, the stuff that absolutely should not be floating around inside your engine like glitter at the Fifa World Cup prize-giving ceremony because it can result in catastrophic failure.
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Vehicles affected by this latest recall are the 2022-2024 Toyota Tundra, 2022-2024 Lexus LX, and 2024 Lexus GX, but only those fitted with non-hybrid versions of the twin-turbo V35A V6. Toyota says owners might experience rough-running, engine knocking, a failure to start, or, more worryingly, total engine failure at speed.
If this headline sounds familiar, that’s because Toyota issued a very similar recall in 2024, affecting over 100,000 Tundra and Lexus LX vehicles for the exact same concern. At the time, Toyota said improper cleaning during production could leave behind small particles in the engine’s crankshaft oil passages.
Those particles could restrict lubrication, which could cause engine knocking, stalling, or outright failure. None of which looks great on the reliability resumé of a company that prides itself on building dependable cars that top JD Power’s league tables.
Toyota says it is “currently developing the remedy for this issue,” which is basically what it said last year – shortly before it admitted it had no choice but to go for the nuclear option and agree to replace every single one of the engines in 102,092 at-risk vehicles.
Unlike many recalls, this one hasn’t involved the NHTSA yet; Toyota is choosing to issue the campaign voluntarily. It says it will notify owners of the affected cars by January 2026, and we imagine they’ll be delighted to accept a brand-spanking-new, zero-mile engine if that’s what the automaker reluctantly decides to offer.
