1997 TOYOTA TACOMA — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 TOYOTA TACOMA — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
Start: 2002-03-16

crash2 injured · 339685 · 2002-03-20

Vehicle

Make: TOYOTA
Model: TACOMA
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE AND THE FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF, RESULTING IN A ROLLOVER, THERE WERE 2 INJURIES.*AK. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE VEHICLE.*JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8006014
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown