| Issue ID | 620900 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10183789 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | TUNDRA |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 07/01/07 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl*- the contact called regarding the 2002 toyota tundra. The contact received a recall notice for the lower ball joints. The lower ball joints were replaced. The contact stated that approximately 6 weeks later he was traveling at 30 mph, when something came loose on the driver's side and the vehicle started to wobble. The contact lost control and struck another vehicle. There was damage to the driver's side front end. The air bags did not deploy. The failure mileage was 80,000. There were no injuries. There was no police report taken the contact had pictures of the vehicle. *ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 80000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | MADERA, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5TBJN32102SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| 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 | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | MADERA AUTO CENTER |
| Dealer's telephone number | 559-674-9000 |
| Dealer's city | MADERA |
| Dealer's state code | CA |
| Dealer's ZIP code |