Table 1 shows one common seats related problems of the 2023 Toyota Tundra.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Seats problems |
The driver's side front seat lower plastic shield/trim panel completely fractured under normal, everyday usage conditions. The material failed and cracked into sharp, jagged pieces that protrude out into the cabin entryway/exitway. While exiting the vehicle at approximately 57,00, this broke plastic snagged and nearly caused a severe puncture or laceration injury to my leg. The component houses seat controls and sits adjacent to the side airbag module. Toyota has acknowledged this design flaw in technical service bulletin t-sb-0007-24, but the component has fractured into a sharp, physical hazard inside the cabin, creating an immediate risk of occupant injury. Bottomline: the factory driver-side seat panel broke into sharp pieces and caused imminent leg injury hazard during vehicle exit.
Seat side panels (which are plastic) have been replaced 2 times in the last year and now the have broken again!!! I would like information on how to get them replaced again with stronger material that will last as it should!!!!!.
- a dealership in dfw replaced the drive seat frame in truck due to metal creaking while driving. After the replacement everything was fine until my friend hit her toe against driver side seat frame covered by felt tape. From the factory the truck comes with plastic frame guards to prevent injury to rear passengers but Toyota has failed to fix the issue several times. I recently found out that all Tundra's with powered seats have this safety issue as I was talking to dealer employee who recently purchased a 2024 Tundra then we walked the lot and every single higher trim Tundra with powered seats all have this felt tape over the metal substructure. The felt tape provides no shock absorbing properties resulting in bruising when a rear passenger tries to exit the truck wearing open toe shoes.
Plastic cover on the side of driverside controling all seat feature snapped off.