Toyota Fuel Pump Recall Expanded To Nearly 2 Million Vehicles

March 4, 2020 — A Toyota fuel pump recall is expanded to include nearly 2 million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to prevent them from stalling, an expansion of a fuel pump recall issued in January.

About 1.8 million of these vehicles are recalled in the U.S. and more than 158,000 are recalled in Canada.

2013-2015 Lexus LS 460
2013-2014 Lexus GS 350
2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser
2014 Lexus IS-F
2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner
2014-2015 Toyota Land Cruiser
2014-2015 Lexus GX 460
2014-2015 Lexus IS 350
2014-2015 Lexus LX 570
2015 Lexus NX 200t
2015 Lexus RC 350
2017 Lexus IS 200t
2015 Lexus RC 200t
2017-2019 Toyota Sienna
2017-2019 Lexus RX 350
2018 Lexus GS 300
2018-2019 Toyota Avalon
2018-2019 Toyota Camry
2018-2019 Toyota Corolla
2018-2019 Toyota Highlander
2018-2019 Toyota Sequoia
2018-2019 Toyota Tacoma
2018-2019 Toyota Tundra
2018-2019 Lexus ES 350
2018-2019 Lexus GS 350
2018-2019 Lexus IS 300
2018-2019 Lexus IS 350
2018-2019 Lexus LC 500
2018-2019 Lexus LC 500h
2018-2019 Lexus LS 500
2018-2019 Lexus LS 500h
2018-2019 Lexus RC 300
2018-2019 Lexus RC 350
2018-2019 Lexus RX 350L

The Toyota fuel pump recall involves low-pressure pumps manufactured by Denso and located inside the fuel tanks. The Denso fuel pump has an impeller that absorbs too much fuel and deforms, causing the impeller to make contact with the fuel pump body.

A driver will notice warning lights and messages, and the engine will run rough, stall and won't restart. Toyota said in January most of the reports indicated vehicles typically stalled at speeds of less than 20 mph.

According to the automaker, 63 field reports said the fuel pumps failed while driving less than 20 mph and three reports said the vehicles were moving above 20 mph. In addition, Toyota told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration the fuel pumps failed primarily in hotter climates.

When the automaker announced the January recall, hybrid vehicle owners were told a separate fuel pump customer service program would eventually be offered. Toyota says the hybrid vehicles are equipped with the defective Denso fuel pumps, but those vehicles enter a failsafe mode if the pumps fail.

Toyota said this allegedly removes a safety risk associated with pump failures in non-hybrid vehicles.

Following the January Toyota fuel pump recall, the automaker was served a class action lawsuit that alleges the vehicles have lost value. Additionally, the lawsuit alleges the Toyota fuel pump recall failed to include all 2018-2019 vehicles equipped with defective Denso fuel pumps that begin with part numbers 23220 or 23221.

Toyota and Lexus owners will be contacted by May and dealers will replace the Denso fuel pumps with allegedly improved pumps.

Customers affected by the Toyota fuel pump recall may call 800-331-4331 and Lexus owners may call 800-255-3987.

CarComplaints.com has complaints from drivers of the vehicles listed in the Toyota fuel pump recall.