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2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

crash2 injured · 662312 · 2008-03-19

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TUNDRA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA RECALL FOR FRONT BALL JOINTS--2006 RECEIVED NOTICE AND TOOK TO DEALER IN BOZEMAN, MT TO CHECK...WE WERE TOLD OUR TRUCK WASN'T PART OF RECALL....MONTHS LATER, RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE...CALLED AND EMAILED DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT RETURN CALLS OR EMAILS. OCTOBER 2007 FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL "BROKE" WHILE DRIVING AND WE WRECKED. DEALER IN LARAMIE, WY STATED THAT "YES, YOUR TRUCK WAS PART OF THE RECALL AND THIS WAS DUE TO FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURE." LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY DRIVING 10MPH, BUT IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, WE WOULD HAVE ROLLED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10221793
Machine
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