# 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA — SUSPENSION:FRONT
> NHTSA complaint `562530` · 2005-11-14 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TUNDRA
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT
- **Miles at failure:** 81,427
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE THE FRONT LEFT BALL JOINT SPINDLE CAME UNDONE. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE DISLODGED AND  THE VEHICLE DROPPED SPEED. HE HAD NO CONTROL. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK WENT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS NHTSA  RECALL 05V225000,  BUT HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE.  THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
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