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Reliability report · 2019 Toyota Tundra · Updated July 2026

A durable late-V8 year whose long recall list is nearly all free software, labels, and the fuel-pump fix — buy it with the campaigns closed.

The 2019 Tundra is a late XK50 truck with the 5.7-liter V8 and a small complaint file (71), but it carries ten recalls — the most in the range. Almost all are free software and label fixes; the substantive one is the low-pressure fuel-pump recall (20V-682, expanding 20V-012) that can stall the engine, remedied with a free improved pump.

The engine and transmission are the same durable pairing that runs to 200,000-plus miles, so this is a paperwork year: get every recall shown completed by VIN — the fuel pump first — inspect the cam-tower oil leak, and check the frame and brakes if the truck came from a salt state. A clean, campaign-closed 2019 is a genuinely low-risk truck.

Evidence: 71 NHTSA complaints · 10 recall campaigns · 6 mechanic & forum sources

Canary status

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What that means: 71 federal complaints — a small file — but ten recalls, driven by the expanded fuel-pump campaign, headlight and turn-signal items, airbag/stability software, the power-steering gear, and several labels. All free. The 5.7-liter V8 remains the reliable 3UR-FE, and there is no mechanical failure pattern.

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This status assumes the riskiest common powertrain — see the Tundra engine guide.

71

Federal complaints

10

Recalls

$0

Recall fuel-pump replacement

Known issues

Ranked by the cost of ignoring them. Every claim carries its source.

Low-pressure fuel pump can stall the engine — recall 20V-682

major

Recall 20V-682 (Toyota 20TA02) is the expansion of 20V-012 and adds the 2019–2020 Tundra: the low-pressure fuel pump in the tank can fail and stall the engine while driving. The remedy is a free replacement with an improved pump. A December 2022 federal settlement also created a Customer Support Program (a CSP — quiet extended-warranty coverage) for certain 2014–2020 vehicles whose pumps were repaired. Owners describe sudden loss of power at speed; confirm the recall shows completed by VIN.

What to check

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Recall fuel-pump replacement

$0

Sources: NHTSA complaint + recall database, 2019 Tundra · NHTSA recalls and manufacturer communications (recall documents, fuel-pump settlement CSP, SSC K0B, Toyota internal codes)

Headlight circuit and dim turn signals — recalls 21V-688 and 20V-410moderate

Two lighting recalls carry through to 2019. Recall 21V-688 (Toyota 21TB06/21TA06) covers a headlight circuit that can power the high and low beams simultaneously and overheat the connector — a fire risk; dealers modify the harness free. Recall 20V-410 (20TB12/20TA12) fixes front turn signals that flash too dimly on LED-headlight trucks (FMVSS 108). Both free; verify by VIN.

Sources: NHTSA complaint + recall database, 2019 Tundra · NHTSA recalls and manufacturer communications (recall documents, fuel-pump settlement CSP, SSC K0B, Toyota internal codes)

$0

Recall lighting remedies

Airbag-ECU software and pre-collision radar — recall 18V-685, campaign K0Bmoderate

Recall 18V-685 (Toyota J0X) covers 2018–2019 Tundra: the airbag electronic control unit (ECU) could falsely detect a fault and fail to deploy the airbags (FMVSS 208/214); free software update. Special Service Campaign K0B (an SSC — a service campaign short of a formal recall) addressed the 2018–2019 millimeter-wave radar sensor, where water intrusion could deactivate the pre-collision system or trigger inadvertent braking — matching the false-brake complaints in the file. Confirm both by VIN.

Sources: NHTSA complaint + recall database, 2019 Tundra · NHTSA recalls and manufacturer communications (recall documents, fuel-pump settlement CSP, SSC K0B, Toyota internal codes) · Independent mechanic channel transcripts (Car Care Nut XK50 buying guide; 5.7L 3UR-FE breakdown)

Cam-tower oil leak and the rust-belt tax (5.7L V8)moderate

  • 5.7L V8 (3UR-FE)

The XK50 mechanical inspection is unchanged. The cam-tower oil leak (a $1,200–$1,500 reseal, mechanic estimate) weeps onto the exhaust manifold — check for smoke and a burning-oil smell, not just a puddle. If the truck lived up north, inspect the frame, front calipers, and rear wheel-bearing backing plates from underneath; a rotten frame is a walk-away. Note that from 2019 Toyota dropped the transmission cooler, so if you tow heavily, a thermostatic aftermarket cooler is worth considering.

Sources: NHTSA complaint + recall database, 2019 Tundra · Independent mechanic channel transcripts (Car Care Nut XK50 buying guide; 5.7L 3UR-FE breakdown)

$1,200–$1,500

Cam-tower reseal (mechanic estimate)

more than the truck is worth

Frame replacement

Power-steering gear and label recallsminor

Recall 21V-920 (21TB10/21TA10) covers the 2007–2021 power-steering gear that can leak and lose assist — free inspect/replace, with 21E-103 (21TH01) for the service parts. Three label recalls — 18V-711 (J0Z), 18V-900 (J08), and 19V-244 (Gulf States 19R1) — correct load-carrying-capacity labels (FMVSS 110). Confirm each by VIN.

Sources: NHTSA complaint + recall database, 2019 Tundra · NHTSA recalls and manufacturer communications (recall documents, fuel-pump settlement CSP, SSC K0B, Toyota internal codes)

$0

Recall remedies

If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving — dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge.
6 mechanic & owner sources

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Open recalls

Free fixes at any Toyota dealer. Run the VIN — “completed” isn’t always completed.

  1. 20V-6822019–2020 Tundra (expansion of 20V-012): low-pressure fuel pump may fail and stall the engine. Free improved-pump replacement (Toyota 20TA02); linked Dec 2022 settlement CSP.open
  2. 21V-6882018–2021 Tundra: headlight circuit may power high and low beams simultaneously, overheating the connector (fire risk). Free harness fix (Toyota 21TB06/21TA06).open
  3. 20V-4102018–2020 Tundra with LED headlights: front turn signals may flash too dimly (FMVSS 108). Free wire-harness fix (Toyota 20TB12/20TA12).open
  4. 18V-6852018–2019 Tundra/Sequoia: airbag ECU may not deploy airbags (FMVSS 208/214). Free software update (Toyota J0X).open
  5. 20V-0122018–2019 Tundra (among many): Denso low-pressure fuel pump may fail and stall the engine. Free pump replacement (Toyota 20TB02/20TA02).open
  6. 21V-9202007–2021 Tundra / 2008–2022 Sequoia: power-steering gear may leak, causing loss of assist. Free inspect/replace (Toyota 21TB10/21TA10).open
  7. 21E-103JTEKT power-steering-gear service parts, same defect as 21V-920. Free (Toyota 21TH01).open
  8. 18V-7112018–2019 Tundra: load-carrying-capacity label overstates weight by 10 lb (FMVSS 110). Free corrected label (Toyota J0Z).open
  9. 18V-9002019 Tundra standard/long bed with spray-in bedliner: load-capacity label miscalculated (FMVSS 110). Free corrected label (Toyota J08).open
  10. 19V-2442019 Gulf States Tundra (among models): load-capacity label may become illegible (FMVSS 110). Free corrected label (GST 19R1).open

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