The 1988 Toyota Toyota Truck has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 4,842 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
IMPROPER ROUTING OF THE FUEL HOSE COULD CAUSE SOME FUEL HOSES TO HAVE INADEQUATE CLEARANCE TO THE EGR PIPE.
Consequence
HEAT FROM THE EGR COULD CAUSE THE HOSE TO CRACK ANDRESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE.
Remedy
REROUTE FUEL HOSE TO ENSURE PROPER CLEARANCE AND REPLACE HOSE, IF NECESSARY.
Complaints by component
TIRES
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
1fires
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
1fires
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
1crashes
Total complaints8
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I own a 1988 toyota pickup. The frame is rusting away along with body panels. I feel it is unsafe to drive. I have owned it since 1991. The brakes lines on both sides failed on two separate occasions. *tr”
“Unspecified.”
“Suspension spot wells have developed cracks. Could fall off. *ak”
“Engine compartment caught on fire. Smelled gas before catching on fire. Vechicle was totalled. Tt consumer states while driving, gas pedal pressure decreased abruptly and could smell gas, vehicle stalled and flames errupted from right side of engine compartment. *slc”
“Engine compartment caught on fire. Smelled gas before catching on fire. Vechicle was totalled. Tt consumer states while driving, gas pedal pressure decreased abruptly and could smell gas, vehicle stalled and flames errupted from right side of engine compartment. *slc”
“Both tread peel/failures,(between 1990-93) were on the fwy, unloaded. The remaining belts held air long enough to get to the roadside, damage was to the wheel wells of my vehicle only. I had been living in the desert and commuting 600-800 mi/wk.they were( dot number: tire size: 185 70r14 )”
“Toyo tire blew out resulting in a vehicle rollover.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1988 Toyota Toyota Truck as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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