2025 Toyota Sequoia Hybrid problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility/Wiper (1) · Structure:body:door:handle:interior (1) · Structure:body (1)
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Safety recalls (2)
Equipment:other:labels 2026-03-24 · campaign 26V179000 · 8,230 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Toyota Tundra, Tacoma Hybrid, Tacoma, RAV4 Hybrid, Land Cruiser Hybrid, Lexus GX550, 2024-2026 Tundra Hybrid, 2025 Sequoia Hybrid, Crown Signia, Grand Highlander, Lexus TX500 Hybrid, Lexus NX350 Hybrid, 2025-2026 Grand Highlander Hybrid, and Lexus TX350 vehicles. The load carrying capacity modification label may display inaccurate added weight values. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of F
Risk: A vehicle with an incorrect maximum capacity weight value may be overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the load carrying capacity modification label, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 26, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26LB04, 26LA04, 26TB07, and 26TA07.
Back Over Prevention:software 2025-10-01 · campaign 25V657000 · 393,838 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Tundra, Tundra Hybrid, and 2023-2025 Sequoia Hybrid vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview image not to display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Risk: A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the multimedia display software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB10 and 25TA10.
Service bulletins (46)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Power Train 2026-08-19 · T-SB-0049-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2022 – 2025 model year tundra hybrid, 2023 – 2025 model year sequoia hybrid, 2024 –2025 land cruiser and tacoma hybrid, and 2025 4runner hybrid vehicles may exhibit a whine noise from the transmission when in ready on mode.
Service Brakes 2026-07-01 · T-SB-0022-25 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2022 – 2026 model year tundra, tundra hybrid, and 2023 – 2026 model year sequoia hybrid vehicles may exhibit a condition where the front brakes produce a squealing noise when driving forward or in reverse
Structure:body 2026-03-31 · T-SB-0020-25 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
obsolete notice march 31, 2026: this bulletin is now obsolete. please see t-sb-0022-26.
Structure:body 2026-03-30 · T-SB-0022-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2022 – 2025 model year tundra and tundra hybrid, and 2023 – 2025 model year sequoia hybrid vehicles may exhibit a high pitch whistling noise coming from one or both outer rear-view mirrors while driving 65 – 85 mph (105 – 137 km/h).
Unknown Or Other 2026-01-07 · T-SB-0055-24 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2026 toyota vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Service Brakes 2025-11-19 · T-SB-0022-25 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2022 – 2026 model year tundra, tundra hybrid, and 2023 – 2026 model year sequoia hybrid vehicles may exhibit a condition where the front brakes produce a squealing noise when driving forward or in reverse.
Showing the 6 most recent of 46 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-03 · Service Brakes“i am experiencing severe/violent front brake vibration during prolonged steep downhill descents. the vibration occurs while braking on the descent and returns to normal once i reach the bottom. it lead so severe it shook the entire vehicle. …”
2026-09-14 · Structure:body“we have had 3 interior door handles malfunction within 12,000 miles. this poses a serious risk if the vehicle was in an accident where there was a fire and the interior door handle malfunctioned. toyota has yet to publish a recall, but it is widely documented online and our dealer service advisor has mentioned this is a serious problem they have se…”
2026-09-04 · Seats“driver side seat, lower molding breaking. stress from entering and exiting the vehicle. know issue from research i've done…”
2026-09-03 · Structure:body:door:handle:interior“interior door handle broke, driver side. vehicle is just over a year old with 7k miles. apparently toyota has confirmed this is defective part, the item is currently back ordered and i'm at 10 plus days waiting for a replacement. this prevents a safety hazard on exiting the vehicle in an emergency.…”
2026-07-14 · Unknown Or Other“i'm looking for advice from anyone who has dealt with a toyota warranty denial. i own a 2025 toyota sequoia that is still under warranty. i first brought it to mountain states toyota because the power liftgate would only partially open, beep repeatedly, and would not open or close correctly using the buttons. i also noticed the right side of the li…”
2026-05-09 · Visibility/Wiper“right rear passenger window failed. came out to my vehicle at 4pm 5/4/2026 at work in a secure lot. right rear passenger window appeared exploded out. almost all of the glass was on the ground, only some of the tempered glass fell in onto the seat. took many pictures showing the glass bowed out. filed a police report. police found no foul play, als…”
2026-05-07 · Unknown Or Other“the panoramic moonroof on the 2025 toyota sequoia spontaneously shattered while the vehicle was stationary. nothing hit the moonroof. was told by the dealership that it was caused by a pressure imbalance and although this is a know issue toyota will not cover it as corporate doesn't see it as a issue. was lucky the screen as deployed as it cau…”
2026-03-30 · Unknown Or Other“the 2nd panel of the panoramic sunroof literally exploded. was sitting, stationary after a brief highway drive when it exploded cacophonously. toyota won't cover under warranty because they're saying that it had to be resultant from an incident. but, literally, it just blew up 100% unprovoked. …”
2026-02-04 · Air Bags · 13,500 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owns a 2025 toyota sequoia hybrid. the contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle was rear-ended by another vehicle driving approximately 50 mph. the rear of the vehicle sustained significant damage. there was no warning light illuminated. the air bags failed deploy. the driver hit her head against …”
2025-10-14 · Seat Belts · 14,000 mi“the contact owns a 2025 toyota sequoia. the contact stated that while his daughter was attempting to buckle the passenger’s side second row seat belt, a bolt from the anchor point near the floor of the vehicle detached. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but it had not yet been diagnosed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mi…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.