| Issue ID | 653162 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10209995 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | TUNDRA |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 15/10/07 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tundra. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle began to sway. The contact applied the brakes, but the vehicle would not stop. She drove over the embankment and the vehicle rolled twenty feet downhill. The vehicle overturned. A police report was filed and the contact was injured. The failure was possibly due to improper finishing of the front suspension lower ball joint, according to nhtsa campaign id number 07v013000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint). The current and failure mileages were 2,500. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 2500 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | AUBURN, WA |
| VIN pattern | 5TBDT44166SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 09/08/06 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 20 |
| 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 | TOYOYA PUYALLUP |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | PUYALLUP |
| Dealer's state code | WA |
| Dealer's ZIP code |