# 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
> NHTSA complaint `620725` · 2007-04-17 · 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:** SEQUOIA
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
## Narrative
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS   A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA.  THE CONTACT RECEIVED  SAFETY RECALL 05V225000   CONCERNING  THE LOWER BALL JOINTS.  THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE  WAS INVOLVED IN  A CRASH 04/2004 WHILE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.  THE CONTACT DID  NOT BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY REPAIRED AFTER THE CRASH, AND SHE FELT  THAT THIS PLAYED A PART IN THE SECOND CRASH ,WHERE THE VSTEERING DID NOT RESPOND.  DURING EACH OF THE CRASHES, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 - 45 MPH ,AND THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 56,000.       *AK
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