Toyota is recalling about 106,000 Land Cruisers in the United States over a fuel tube connection that can come apart, and the fix is free. The company’s October 14 recall announcement covers certain model year 2024 to 2027 Land Cruiser vehicles. Dealers will inspect the connection and add a clamp at no cost, and Toyota says owners of involved vehicles will be notified by mid-December 2026.

What can come apart and why it matters

Toyota says a fuel tube connection near the fuel tank could become disconnected, allowing fuel to leak until the engine in the hybrid system shuts off. The announcement says a fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

The recall covers certain vehicles, not every Land Cruiser built in those four model years. Toyota’s announcement says “certain” Land Cruisers, so owners need to check their own vehicle rather than assume it is in or out based on the model year.

A Land Cruiser owner’s question is therefore a short one: is my truck among the 106,000, and what do I do about it before the letter arrives? Toyota’s announcement answers the second part directly. It tells owners to take the vehicle to a Toyota dealer.

Toyota says owners of the involved Land Cruisers will be notified by mid-December 2026, and that letter is the next date in this recall.

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What the free repair involves

Under Toyota’s remedy, dealers will inspect the connection and install a supplemental clamp. If the inspection shows it is needed, the dealer will replace the resin fuel tube and then install the clamp. The announcement says all of it is done at no cost.

Toyota’s own recall page repeats the same rule for every safety recall campaign: “The specified inspection and/or repair will be performed at no charge to the vehicle owner.” Toyota’s announcement lists no reimbursement program for owners who already paid for fuel-line work, so anyone who did should ask a dealer or the company before assuming anything.

Checking a vehicle before the letter comes

Owners do not have to wait for the mid-December notice. The announcement tells owners to check their vehicle at Toyota.com/recall or on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recall lookup by entering the VIN or license plate.

Toyota’s own lookup, at Toyota.com/recall, asks for a license plate number plus the state that issued it, or the 17-digit VIN. Toyota’s announcement does not list a recall number, so the VIN or plate is the way to see whether a specific vehicle is on the list.

NHTSA says the 17-character VIN is on the lower left of the windshield, on the registration card and sometimes on the insurance card. If a vehicle has no open recall, the lookup shows “0 unrepaired recalls associated with this VIN.” NHTSA also warns that a VIN search will not show recalls that were already repaired, and that some recent recalls may not yet list every VIN, so it recommends checking regularly. A Land Cruiser that shows no recall on October 15 could show one later in the fall.

NHTSA’s lookup lets people search up to 100 VINs at once, which helps a family or a small business that keeps several vehicles. It also offers alerts through the SaferCar app, a way to hear about a new recall on a vehicle without rechecking by hand.

How a recall remedy is supposed to work

NHTSA’s recall page says manufacturers must fix a safety problem by repairing the vehicle, replacing it, offering a refund or, in rare cases, repurchasing it. For owners it advises contacting the local dealership to fix the recalled part for free. NHTSA says it monitors each safety recall to make sure owners receive remedies that are safe, free and effective.

For this recall the remedy is the clamp, plus a new resin tube when the inspection calls for one. An owner who is told something else at the dealer, or asked to pay, can call the Toyota Brand Engagement Center at 1-800-331-4331.

Booking the free Land Cruiser fuel-line repair

Start with the VIN. Look on the lower left of the windshield, then type it into the Toyota or NHTSA lookup linked above. A Land Cruiser from model year 2024 through 2027 that shows an open recall is one of the involved vehicles. One that shows nothing yet may simply not have been loaded, which is why NHTSA says to check again.

When the lookup shows the recall, call a Toyota dealer and ask for the fuel tube connection recall repair. Ask whether the clamp is in stock and whether the dealer will do the inspection on the same visit. Keep the repair order after the work is done, since it is the record that the open recall was closed.

If the dealer cannot schedule the repair soon, ask for the earliest opening and get the date in writing. Toyota’s announcement describes a fuel leak that stops when the engine in the hybrid system shuts off, so the sooner the connection is checked, the sooner the open question is closed.

The Toyota Brand Engagement Center at 1-800-331-4331 is the company line for owners with questions.

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This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the sources linked above.