NEW YORK, January 25, 2026, 06:26 EST
- Toyota is recalling about 162,000 2024-2025 Tundra and Tundra Hybrid pickups in the United States.
- The multimedia display can freeze on a camera view or go black, which can block the rearview image when reversing.
- Dealers will apply a free software update; owners are expected to be notified by late March.
Toyota is recalling about 162,000 Tundra and Tundra Hybrid pickup trucks in the United States after it found the vehicles’ multimedia display could fail in a way that affects the rearview camera image.
The issue matters because it touches a basic safety function on large pickups: the camera view drivers rely on when backing up. Toyota warned the vehicle “may not meet a federal safety standard” and said the defect can raise “an increased risk of a crash with a person behind the vehicle.”
Toyota said the recall covers certain model year 2024-2025 Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vehicles, and involves about 162,000 vehicles in the U.S. Dealers will update the Parking Assist ECU software free of charge — the ECU is an electronic control unit, one of the vehicle’s onboard computers.
Owners are expected to be notified by late March, Toyota said. Until then, the company pointed drivers to its recall website and the U.S. auto safety regulator’s recall database to check their vehicle.
Toyota said the multimedia display can “become stuck on a camera view” or show a black image under certain circumstances. If that happens, the rearview image “may not be displayed while the vehicle is being reversed,” according to the company. ABC News
The recall hits Toyota’s full-size Tundra line, a smaller player in the U.S. pickup market than Ford’s F-150, General Motors’ Chevrolet Silverado and Stellantis’ Ram 1500, but one that has been central to Toyota’s push deeper into the segment.
But Toyota did not say how often the screen failure occurs, whether it has been linked to crashes or injuries, or how many field reports it received before launching the campaign. The fix is a software update, and owner letters are not expected until late March, leaving some trucks on the road before the remedy is applied.
U.S. rules have pushed rear visibility technology into nearly every new light vehicle. A federal rule requires vehicles under 10,000 pounds manufactured on or after May 1, 2018 to come equipped with rear visibility technology, the U.S. Transportation Department has said.
