A late, low-volume third-gen Tacoma whose one genuine safety item is the rear-axle-separation recall — verify it and the child-seat-anchor fix, and the rest is a quiet truck.

A safety-standard recall worth verifying on a family truck. One or more of the welds in the upper child-seat (top-tether) anchors may be insufficient, which could let a child seat move during a sudden stop or crash. It covers 2022–2023 Tacomas (Toyota codes 22TB09/22TA09); the remedy is a free inspection and reweld of the anchors as needed. Confirm it's done if you'll be securing a child seat with the top tether.

The V6's plastic coolant-bypass pipe behind the engine can crack — check the passenger side and top of the transmission for a coolant trail; it's a labor-heavy job, covered under powertrain warranty while in term. The six-speed automatic's gear-hunting and low-speed feel are a software-and-fluid characteristic rather than a failure per a Toyota master tech: an engine-computer update addresses surging, and torque-converter shudder ties to fluid condition, so keep it fresh at 60k/6-year intervals.

The lighter items. Toyota's Special Service Campaign 22TC01 (a non-recall service campaign) reprograms the Data Communication Module — the telematics module behind Safety Connect — on 2021–2022 Tacomas, over the air. The third 2022 recall (22V310) is a Gulf States load-capacity label item, paperwork only. 040 Super White trucks peel at the door frames, inner fenders, and A-pillars — covered by Customer Support Program 23TE08 for 2016–2022. And a salt-belt truck still deserves an underneath frame inspection despite the factory-sprayed-inside frame.