# 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
> NHTSA complaint `611297` · 2007-01-29 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TUNDRA
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
- **Miles at failure:** 82,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
TL* - THE CONTACT  OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEREWAS  A SAFETY RECALL ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS.   THE CONTACT TOOK  THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIRED, AND TWO WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH IN BEAUTIFUL WEATHER,  THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE  CAME APART, AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE  HIT A SECOND VEHICLE.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POLICE DID NOT TAKE A REPORT.  THE CONTACTWAS  EMPLOYED AS A SENIOR ENGINEER TECHNICIAN, AND HE NEEDED  THE VEHICLE TO DO HIS JOB, AND HE HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE  THE  VEHICLE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED.  *AK
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*