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2001 Toyota TACOMA Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Ball Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	548594
Internal NHTSA #	10126998
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	TACOMA
Model Year	2001
File date	08/06/05
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Dt: without warning the vehicle started to shift to the right and the front tires were wearing too fast, and driver's side tire was swollen. Caller stated all the tires were affected. Dealer couldn't tell if this vehicle was in recall. Caller said could not get in touch with manufacturer. Recall was on ball joints, but the manufacturer has not yet contacted vehicle's owners.*ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	30800
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	GILBERT, AZ
VIN pattern	5TEPM62N91ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	04/06/05
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	MAN
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Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	BYRON SMITH
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2001 Toyota TACOMA Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Ball Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Toyota TACOMA Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Ball Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects

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