TOYOTA SEQUOIA & TOYOTA TUNDRA SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL ANNOUNCED BY NHTSA
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TOYOTA SEQUOIA SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL
2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA RECALL
2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA RECALL
2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA RECALL
2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA RECALL
TOYOTA TUNDRA SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL
2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA RECALL
2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA RECALL
2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA RECALL
2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA RECALL
Manufacturer : TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 07V013000 Mfg’s Report Date : JAN 18, 2007 Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 533124
TOYOTA TUNDRA & SEQUOIA SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT SUMMARY
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND MINI VANS, DUE TO POSSIBLE IMPROPER FINISHING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT, SOME BALL JOINTS MAY EXPERIENCE AN INCIDENTAL DETERIORATION OF THE INTERNAL LUBRICATION. THIS MAY CAUSE THE BALL JOINT TO WEAR AND LOOSEN PREMATURELY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, REDUCED VEHICLE SELF-CENTERING, AND NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION.
TOYOTA TUNDRA & SEQUOIA SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT CONSEQUENCES
IN EXTREME CASES, IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE LOWER BALL JOINT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE AND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
TOYOTA TUNDRA & SEQUOIA SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT REMEDY
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MID-FEBRUARY 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.