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2003 Toyota TACOMA Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Ball Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	566084
Internal NHTSA #	10140999
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	TACOMA
Model Year	2003
File date	01/01/05
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Info copy ltr fwd to toyota regarding front suspension lower ball joint recall, customer dissatisfied w/quality of current toyota vehicles. ts reference 10140998** the consumer was involved in an accident. When the consumer attempted to turn the steering wheel it kept going, the consumer over steered to try and the vehicle to turn, however the vehicle went too far in the opposite direction, crossed the center line, hit a culvert went airborne and hit a dirt ditch. The insurance company totaled the vehicle. *jb
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	FORWARDED FROM A CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE
City and State	SUNRAY, TX
VIN pattern	5TEPM62N13ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
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Date of purchase	11/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Toyota TACOMA Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Ball Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Toyota TACOMA Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Ball Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects

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