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NHTSA complaint #11710839

This page summarizes an official U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration owner complaint. Use the verification links below to confirm the record directly with NHTSA.

Vehicle

2023 TOYOTA TACOMA

Manufacturer

Toyota Motor Corporation

Components

ENGINE

Dates

Incident: 09/22/2025
Filed: 01/14/2026

Owner complaint summary

Deep knocking noise they call the taco tick is actually the a problem with the motor. There is an issue valve train and timing chain, tensioners and pulleys. Toyota USA decide to tell all consumers it’s just the way they sound. So they do not have to repair millions of these trucks on recall they refuse to repair under manufacture warranty or power train warranty they wait until it becomes the consumers problem

This is an owner complaint filed with NHTSA (ODI #11710839). It is not automatically an official recall, investigation outcome, or manufacturer admission unless the complaint text itself describes one.
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Official record ID (ODI): 11710839. This page is the human-readable source link used across afterwarranty. The raw JSON link proxies NHTSA's public API for machine verification; prefer this page when reading the complaint.