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1999 Toyota Tacoma
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Toyota Tacoma do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 228.5.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →249Owner complaints
Model-year median: 228.5
0Recall campaignsView recall details →
0InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
1999 Toyota Tacoma
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 249 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Structure: 102 reports
- Air Bags: 38 reports
- Suspension: 35 reports
- Tires: 23 reports
- Unknown Or Other: 20 reports
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Recall links
No recall campaigns in this snapshot.
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Tacoma years →Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
40–25K
525–50K
950–75K
1975–100K
49100–150K
41150K+
127 reports with mileage · 122 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 102 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 35 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
40 crash reports1 fire reports21 injury reports
Tires complaints
23 reportsONE TIRE HAD A SIDEWALL FAILURE AND THE OTHER THREE ALL SPLIT. WE REPLACED ALL FOUR AT OUR OWN EXPENSE SINCE THE DEALER SAID FIRESTONE WAS AVOIDING SETTLEMENT ON TIRE PROBLEMS. THIS ALL HAPPENED BEFORE THE NEWS ABOUT EXPLORERS. I KEPT THREE OF THE OLD TIRES AS PROOF. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 10.5X31 )
PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: OWNER IS ABLE TO SEE RUBBER BREAKDOWN BETWEEN TREAD AND EXCESS OF RUBBER WHERE THE TREAD HOOKS TO THE CAP ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, AT, P26575R15, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, OWNER WAS TOLD TO GO TO FIRESTONE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFO…
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PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: OWNER IS ABLE TO SEE RUBBER BREAKDOWN BETWEEN TREAD AND EXCESS OF RUBBER WHERE THE TREAD HOOKS TO THE CAP ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, AT, P26575R15, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, OWNER WAS TOLD TO GO TO FIRESTONE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Recall campaigns
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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Defect investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.