Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America announced on October 7th that they will be recalling nearly 400,000 Tundra pickups and Sequoia SUVs in North America due to software issues with the vehicles’ rear-view camera systems. According to the recall notice issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), some Toyota Tundra trucks and hybrid models produced between 2022 and 2025, as well as Sequoia SUVs manufactured between 2023 and 2025, may experience a malfunction where the rearview camera fails to display an image correctly when the vehicle is put into reverse.
This malfunction poses a risk of increased collisions or pedestrian accidents while backing up. The affected 393,838 vehicles do not meet the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) for rear visibility. Toyota has identified that the Panasonic multimedia display screens in the recalled vehicles may show a partially green, fully green, or fully black screen instead of the actual video feed from the camera.
Toyota has mentioned that a solution to the issue will be rolled out within this month. Owners of the affected vehicles can visit Toyota dealerships to have the multimedia display system software updated free of charge. The company will begin mailing recall notifications to owners starting on November 16th.
During this period, Toyota advises drivers not to solely rely on the vehicle’s rear-view camera systems and to personally check the surrounding environment visually before reversing. If the affected vehicle’s reverse system fails to display an image properly, owners can try turning off and restarting the vehicle, which may fix the camera’s display issue.
The software glitch may impact 220,860 Tundra pickups manufactured at the San Antonio plant (from early November 2021 to late July this year) and 105,010 Tundra hybrid pickups (from mid-March 2022 to late July 2025) produced at the same facility. In addition, 67,980 Sequoia hybrid SUVs produced between late August 2022 and early July this year are also affected.
Since 2022, drivers have been reporting issues with the multimedia display system to Toyota. Subsequently, Toyota requested Panasonic to conduct tests at their automotive manufacturing plant in Reynosa, Mexico. Tests conducted between January and April 2025 revealed abnormal images on the multimedia display screen, likely caused by deviations from the Lane Tracing Assist system used for synchronizing images.
From May to September, Panasonic conducted vehicle bench tests using both the original software and a revised version to identify the source of the problem. Toyota clarified that other Toyota, Lexus, and Scion models are not included in this safety recall (designated as 25TB10 and 25TA10).
This marks Toyota’s fifth recall in less than a month. On September 11th, Toyota recalled approximately 591,000 Toyota and Lexus vehicles due to faulty 12.3-inch display screens. On September 26th, around 1,500 four-cylinder Supra vehicles were recalled over potential water leakage risks in the starter. On October 1st, about 6,000 Tacoma pickups were recalled for front driveshaft joint issues. Additionally, on October 7th, nearly 55,000 Sienna minivans were recalled due to possible defects in the second-row seat welding points.