NHTSA complaint: 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 06/06/05 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN OCTOBER SHE RECEIVE RECALL 05V225000 FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 15 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND SHE TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND UNEXPECTEDLY HIT TRAFFIC POLE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE CRASH SITE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. . THE INSURANCE COMPANY FILED A CLAIM ,STATING A MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE KNUCKLE OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation