# 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1591622` · 2019-08-06 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TUNDRA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 140,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RECALL - FRAME COATING APPLIED PER RECALL IN 2014.  VEHICLE INSPECTED TWICE BY DEALER IN 2018 & 2019 AND VEHICLE DETERMINED TO BE OK.  RECENTLY EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKES AND CRASH INTO GARAGE.  VEHICLE INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND FOUND 2 PERFORATED AND RUSTED BRAKE LINES.  SCRAPING AWAY THE UNDERCOATING UNCOVERED OTHER CORROSION IN VARIOUS DEGREES.     DETERMINED THAT SPRAY UNDERCOATING CAME WAY TO LATE AS TRUCK ALREADY HAD 9 YEARS OF CORROSION.  UNDERCOATING ONLY HID THE PROBLEM.  SUBMITTED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE.
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