Toyota is recalling 105,794 Land Cruiser hybrid SUVs in the U.S. from the 2024 through 2027 model years because a fuel tube connection can come loose, leak gasoline and raise the risk of fire, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall covers the J250-generation Land Cruiser, the automaker’s current version of its off-road SUV, and Road & Track noted the count is close to every J250 sold in the U.S. so far.
The problem sits near the fuel tank, where two tubes meet. Gasoline leaves the tank through a resin tube, then hands off to a metal line that runs to the engine. A retaining clip holds that joint together. If the clip lifts, the tubes can separate, and Toyota says fuel can leak until the engine in the hybrid system shuts off.
What Toyota Found In Its Investigation
Toyota has logged 23 field reports and 64 warranty claims tied to the fuel tube problem, Road & Track reported. The automaker’s investigation began in July 2024, according to the outlet, and ran for more than two years before the recall.
Toyota couldn’t find a flaw in the part itself or in how it was made. Some recovered connectors had markings suggesting the tubes may have been disconnected after manufacturing, while others showed marks consistent with earlier supplier testing, Road & Track reported. Toyota also checked the temperatures of nearby components and found all of them below the point where fuel ignites.
As part of its testing, Toyota inspected 400 vehicles that had no reported leaks or disconnects. One of them still had a lifted retainer clip, though it wasn’t leaking fuel when inspected.
What It Means For Land Cruiser Owners
Toyota dealers will inspect the fuel tube connection on every recalled vehicle and install a supplemental clamp to keep it from coming apart. If the resin fuel tube needs replacing, dealers will swap it out and add the clamp. Under federal recall law, owners won’t pay anything for the inspection, the clamp or a new tube.
Don’t expect every Land Cruiser to need a new tube. Toyota is unsure what share of the recalled vehicles actually has the defect, Road & Track reported, so the fix each truck gets will come down to what the dealer finds.
What’s Next
Toyota plans to mail owner notification letters by mid-December, with Dec. 13 as the expected deadline. The NHTSA campaign number is 26V673, and Toyota’s internal recall codes are 26TA23 and 26TB23.
Owners who don’t want to wait for the mail can enter their vehicle identification number at Toyota.com/recall or nhtsa.gov/recalls, or call Toyota’s Brand Engagement Center at 800-331-4331.
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