The 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 89,855 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seats. 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.
EQUIPMENT16V2360002016-04-2294 affected
Defect
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Yaris, Rav4, Land Cruiser and 4Runner vehicles, and Scion FR-S, iM, and TC vehicles manufactured January 28, 2016, to March 14, 2016. The Load Carrying Capacity Modification Label may not reflect the correct added weight of the…
Consequence
An incorrect label may result in the vehicle being overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
SET will notify owners, and provide them a corrected label to be installed over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began on June 3, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET16A.
Complaints by component
SEATS
2
2injuries
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
WHEELS
1
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“This vehicle has a blind spot but was marked as providing a monitor and many other safety features, none of which function as the navigation screen it dark. Toyata believes this is nit a safety issue. Toyata has not released any information on how to remedy the issue with this serious electrical…”
“This vehicle has a blind spot but was marked as providing a monitor and many other safety features, none of which function as the navigation screen it dark. Toyata believes this is nit a safety issue. Toyata has not released any information on how to remedy the issue with this serious electrical…”
“This vehicle has a blind spot but was marked as providing a monitor and many other safety features, none of which function as the navigation screen it dark. Toyata believes this is nit a safety issue. Toyata has not released any information on how to remedy the issue with this serious electrical…”
“I took my 2016 toyota land cruiser for service at victory toyota of canton michigan on the 24th. While driving the vehicle I started to hear noise from the rear wheel and it continued to get worse. I had someone look into it and every tire on the vehicle had lug nuts loss to the point that you can…”
“All land cruisers come standard with tv screens attached to the front seat head rests. We have had numerous facial/head injuries in our family due to the mounting position. We've taken the vehicle to the local toyota dealership to get the monitors removed but were told they'd have to replace the…”
“Purchased vehicle in early 2016. May/june 2016 noticed hole in panel adjacent to windshield and dash on passenger side. Car parked in driveway. Nest located by toyota dealer in the air filter cabin. Approximately 700$ repair. March 2017. Car parked overnight. In the morning noticed chewed up…”
“Purchased vehicle in early 2016. May/june 2016 noticed hole in panel adjacent to windshield and dash on passenger side. Car parked in driveway. Nest located by toyota dealer in the air filter cabin. Approximately 700$ repair. March 2017. Car parked overnight. In the morning noticed chewed up…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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