Surface rust on frame - non-issue, right?

Hello!

I apologize if this is a dumb question...

I have a 2017 Tacoma purchased 12/22/16. When I was installing my RCI front skid today, I noticed some rust on the undercarriage of the frame including some areas not fully exposed when covered with the stock front skid I think. It's all bare steel so I'm assuming it'll rust as expected (also in Florida with high humidity) but I just wanted to make sure none of the areas should cause a red flag with a truck only a few months old.

Thanks!

 

Surface rust is pretty normal. You should have saw my Ford. Whole truck was red/brown underneath.

 

Nearly everything you show is a machined surface on a cast/forged part, that was not treated after machining. It's definitely not something to worry about, but I understand you asking, because it's something to raise an eyebrow at for sure!

 

Hit it with some fluid film, to ease your mind.

 

Those sections are bare metal that's why that happens, I am anal about my truck and sprayed them with chassis black when brand new.

 

But was it a 2017 Ford

 

I should have done this. I haven't taken my truck anywhere near salty mountain roads or on the beach (yet). So I was a bit taken when I had rust just like the OP. The more I looked at it, made me realize it was just small portions of bare untreated metal.