Toyota is recalling about 106,000 Land Cruisers because a fuel tube near the tank can come loose and leak

Toyota is recalling 105,794 Land Cruiser Hybrid SUVs in the United States, about 106,000 vehicles, because a fuel tube connection near the fuel tank can come apart and leak fuel. The recall covers model years 2024 through 2027, and Toyota’s report reached the federal safety agency on Oct. 14, 2026. A leak near an ignition source raises the risk of a fire.

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The fix is free and quick: dealers add a clamp, and replace the tube when the connection calls for it. Owner letters begin on Nov. 29, and Toyota customer service answers questions at 1-800-331-4331. Some outlets round the total to about 105,800; the federal record gives the exact count of 105,794.

A clip that can lift, a tube that can separate

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration files the action as campaign 26V673000, split into four records, one for each model year from 2024 to 2027, and lists 105,794 potentially affected units under the component heading of gasoline fuel system delivery hoses, lines and fittings. Toyota’s own recall numbers are 26TB23 and 26TA23. The agency’s summary says a fuel tube connection near the fuel tank may come apart and leak fuel, and that a leak near an ignition source can increase the risk of fire.

Motor1’s Brian Potter, in his report on the recall, described the mechanism in more detail: a retaining clip joins a resin fuel tube to a metal one on the run between the tank and the engine, and if the clip lifts or goes missing the two can separate. The vehicles were built between Nov. 29, 2023 and Oct. 1, 2026, so the population stretches from SUVs that have been on the road for nearly three years to units assembled only weeks before the filing. Potter also gave the owner-letter window as Nov. 29 to Dec. 13, and listed the same two Toyota recall numbers.

Fire risk and the hybrid engine shutdown

Cars.com’s Corinne Vercoe, in her Oct. 15 article, wrote that the tube “could become disconnected and allow fuel to leak” and that “a fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.” Her report added that fuel can leak until the hybrid system’s engine shuts off, a detail Motor1 repeated. The wording matters because it ties the severity of a leak to how long the engine keeps running after the connection fails, and that is the exposure Toyota’s remedy is designed to remove by keeping the tube attached in the first place.

Reuters, in a dispatch carried by GV Wire on Oct. 21, reported the figure as 105,794 vehicles and said the agency announced the recall that Wednesday. The campaign record shows the report received on Oct. 14, a week before that wire story, while the Cars.com article ran on Oct. 15, so the first public coverage preceded the Reuters report by six days. Reuters quoted no Toyota spokesperson, and the agency’s paraphrased statements were its only voice.

The remedy, the letters and the VIN check

Dealers will inspect the connection and install a supplemental clamp to keep the tube attached. If the inspection shows it is needed, they will first replace the resin fuel tube and then add the clamp. The federal record says the work is at no cost, and Motor1 reported it is covered regardless of warranty status. Cars.com said owners are to be notified by mid-December. The federal flags for park-it and park-outside are both false for this campaign, so the official guidance is to arrange the dealer visit once the notice arrives or the VIN lookup confirms eligibility.

The record puts the first owner letters on Nov. 29, 2026, and Bizzycar’s account of the recall said mailing would be phased between Nov. 29 and Dec. 13. That means some owners may wait about six weeks from the filing. The same Bizzycar write-up listed a do-not-drive and park-outside advisory, but the federal record flags neither, so owners who want the official position should rely on the campaign page and on Toyota’s notice.

Owners can enter the 17-character VIN in NHTSA’s recall lookup or call Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. The Cars.com article also gave the agency’s vehicle-safety hotline, 1-888-327-4236. With 105,794 SUVs involved, the lookup is the fastest way to see whether a specific vehicle is on the list, since the campaign spans four model years and nearly three years of production.

The campaign’s four model-year records, 2024 through 2027, describe a single defect and a single remedy, so an owner of any of those years gets the same inspection and the same clamp. The repair is modest. A supplemental clamp is a small part, and the weight of the recall lies in the number of vehicles and in the consequence the agency describes, which is a fuel leak that, in the wrong place, can start a fire.

This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.

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