The 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser has 5 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 429,780 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS18V8870002018-12-1389,740 affected
Defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2019 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX 570 vehicles. Over time, the seat belt tension sensor wire harness may break and deactivate the front passenger air bag, knee air bag, and passenger seat-mounted side airbag.
Consequence
In the event of a crash, deactivated air bags can increase the risk of injury .
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will modify the front passenger seat belt assembly or replace it with an improved one, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers…
AIR BAGS17V5480002017-08-3121 affected
Defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2016 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2006 Lexus LX470, and 2008-2013 Lexus LX570 vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with an incorrect driver or front passenger air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal…
Consequence
An incorrect driver or front passenger air bag may not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag assemblies, free of charge. The recall began September 29, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is H0S. Lexus' number for this recall is HLD.
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2010 Lexus RX350 and RX450h vehicles, manufactured from November 28, 2008, through September 1, 2010, and model year 2008 through 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles manufactured from September 1, 2007, through September 5, 2011. In July 2012, Toyota filed a defect report to…
Consequence
A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.
Remedy
Toyota and Lexus will notify owners of affected vehicles and dealers will modify or replace the accelerator pedal and replace any driver's floor mat not specified for the vehicle. Owners of the Lexus vehicles were notified during August 2012. Toyota has not yet provided a notification schedule for the additional…
TIRES11V1480002011-03-0422,000 affected
Defect
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2011 FJ CRUISER, LAND CRUISER, TACOMA, SEQUOIA AND TUNDRA VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS)." WHEN FACTORY-INSTALLED WHEELS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH…
Consequence
FAILURE TO WARN OF TIRE DEFLATIONS IS A NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 138 AND COULD LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
FOR THE LAND CRUISER, SEQUOIA, TACOMA AND TUNDRA VEHICLES, THE DEALER WILL RE-CALIBRATE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM ON AFFECTED VEHICLES AND INSTALL AN UPDATED TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION LABEL AT NO CHARGE. FOR THE FJ CRUISER VEHICLES, THE TPMS CANNOT BE RESET SO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) FOR THE…
EQUIPMENT10V0360002010-02-03153,418 affected
Defect
SOUTHEAST TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2011 PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS.
Consequence
A DRIVER MAY OVERLOAD A VEHICLE WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA AT 1-800-301-6859.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
5
SEAT BELTS
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
Total complaints11
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Takata recall I was informed about the recall what I believe to be the interim stage of the process. I do not, and have not felt safe driving my vehicle. A 'loaner' vehicle has not been made available despite repeated months of attempts. A remedy engineered fix has not been made available. My…”
“I received notification in january that there was a recall for the passenger airbag in this car. I have been waiting over 2 months for a remedy--it's listed as "interim" in toyota's system apparently. I was told by the dealer not to allow anyone in the passenger seat until the defect is fixed.…”
“Toyota issued a recall on their faulty passenger seatbelt and it's rendering of the passenger side seatbelt useless late in 2018. When/how can nhsta encourage or force toyota to take corrective action on this safety problem?”
“Toyota issued a recall on their faulty passenger seatbelt and it's rendering of the passenger side seatbelt useless late in 2018. When/how can nhsta encourage or force toyota to take corrective action on this safety problem?”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota land cruiser. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 18v887000 (air bags, seat belts). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. San francisco toyota (located at 3800 geary…”
“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 toyota land cruiser. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v887000 (air bags, seat belts). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair as the recall notice was received over a…”
“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 toyota land cruiser. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v887000 (air bags, seat belts). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair as the recall notice was received over a…”
“Crawling during heavy traffic on highway and vehicle was stopped. Break pedal released and was moving slowly. Car accelerated suddenly and caused a rear end collision. Panic breaking wasn't adequate because of the proximity. Toyota technician downloaded the edr. Awaiting results.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser as of
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