# 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA — SUSPENSION:FRONT
> NHTSA complaint `739634` · 2009-10-14 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TUNDRA
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT
- **Miles at failure:** 255,456
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
ON 10/14/09 WHILE DRIVING ON LA 15 THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT CAME APART ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP. THERE WAS NO WARNING, JUST A LOUD BANG LEADING ME TO BELIEVE, AT FIRST, I HAD A BLOWOUT. WHAT FOLLOWED NEXT WAS A LOSS OF CONTROL AND BRAKE FAILURE BEFORE I SPUN OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAME TO A STOP. LUCKILY I WAS UNHURT. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2002-2004 VEHICLES BUT I AM MORE THAN A LITTLE SURE SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE TOO. *TR
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