NHTSA Campaign 05V225000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA campaign 05V225000 covers 12 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint. The repair is free.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V225000 with NHTSA on May 17, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V225000, NHTSA lists up to 768,379 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 22, 2001 and August 23, 2001.
The 05V225000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V225000 were scheduled from July 5, 2005, 49 days after the report.
05V225000 covers 4 models from Toyota, model years 2001–2004.
Owners of the model years 05V225000 covers have filed at least 724 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V225000 vehicles, the 2004 Toyota Tundra has the most (152).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V225000 ranks 7 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V225000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 05V225000 was 00V154000, reported on June 5, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ISSUE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SURFACE OF THE BALL OF THE JOINT MAY HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED. THE BALL JOINT MAY EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND LOOSENESS, RESULTING IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT.
- The risk
- THE LOWER BALL JOINT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 50J.
Reported May 17, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V225000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V225000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 17, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted