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2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

crash1 injured · 614347 · 2007-02-23

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TUNDRA
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure
41,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*- WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPHTHE 2003/TOYOTA/TUNDRA RAN INTO THE RETAINER WALL BECAUSE THE TIE ROD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SNAPPED, LIFTING THE TRUCK. ON JANUARY 11 2006 THE DEALER FIXED THE RECALLED TIRE ROD END AND BALL JOINT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE ENTIRE ROD ITSELF, THEY DID NOT. HE HAD THE TRUCK FOR SEVENTEEN DAYS WHEN THE TIE ROD SNAPPED. THIS ALMOST KILLED HIS ENTIRE FAMILY. HIS WAS TOLD TO CALL THE HOT LINE BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 41000.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10183379
Machine
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