| Issue ID | 1499917 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11131131 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | TUNDRA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 04/09/18 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Who can i get to help me because my truck frame is rusted/corroded from salt and it is not safe. It pulls hard to the right. I went to holloway tire co.(706-647-7016 - [xxx]) in thomaston, ga. To get my front end aligned. They could not do it because the bolts they needed to loose on the lower control arm, in order to align it, were so rusted/corroded from salt that they could not get them loose. They even applied heat to the bolts to try and break them loose but that did not help. The rust/corrosion from salt had them frozen/locked. Toyota refuses to honor their frame recall on my 2007 toyota tundra. The court ordered toyota to fix the problem in a class action settlement. See website below. Http://www. Toyotaframesettlement. Com i live in georgia. I bought my truck 1 year ago. (sept. 2017) in conyers, ga. Previous to that the 07 tundra spent 10 years in new york. It was a one owner previous to me. The frame is rusted/corroded from salt but toyota will not do anything about it because i do not live in a cold weather state. Even though, toyota was told that the truck lived in a cold weather state from 2007 to 2017. (out of the 11 past years the truck lived in new york 10 of those years). I went to my local toyota dealer (butler toyota - 888-683-1348 ) in macon, ga. And that dealership representative [xxx] contacted toyota headquarters and even sent them pictures of my frame and the dealership was told by toyota headquarters since, i do not live in a cold weather state, toyota is not going to do anything about my truck. Even though, toyota headquarters was told that out of the 11 past years 10 of those years (from 2007 to2017) the truck lived in new york (a cold weather state). I need help to get toyota to do the right thing and get my frame fixed because it is rusted and not safe vin # [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 112000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | THOMASTON, GA |
| VIN pattern | 5TFBV54197XXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
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