2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Start: 2004-03-17

crash1 injured · 486496 · 2004-07-24

Vehicle

Make: TOYOTA
Model: TUNDRA
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Miles at failure: 155,237
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

(1)LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE AT FRONT LEFT. BALL JOINT ANALYSIS INDICATES METALLURGICAL INCOMPATABILITY OF BALL AND CUP. NO WARNING PRIOR TO FAILURE RESULTING TO ON ROAD ACCIDENT. FRONT TYRE AND BRAKING SYSTEM DAMAGED. STRUT DAMAGED, CHASIS CROOKED, FRONT AXLE DAMAGED. (2) FREQUENT FRONT BRAKE VIBRATIONS, CHANGED OVER TEN TIMES. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10082567
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown