NHTSA Campaign 07V013000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA campaign 07V013000 covers 7 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 07V013000 with NHTSA on January 19, 2007; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 07V013000, NHTSA lists up to 533,124 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 15, 2003 and November 17, 2006.
The 07V013000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V013000 were scheduled from February 28, 2007, 40 days after the report.
07V013000 covers 2 models from Toyota, model years 2004–2007.
Owners of the model years 07V013000 covers have filed at least 379 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V013000 vehicles, the 2004 Toyota Tundra has the most (152).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V013000 ranks 11 of 83 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 07V013000, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 07V013000 was 05V225000, reported on May 17, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND MINI VANS, DUE TO POSSIBLE IMPROPER FINISHING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT, SOME BALL JOINTS MAY EXPERIENCE AN INCIDENTAL DETERIORATION OF THE INTERNAL LUBRICATION. THIS MAY CAUSE THE BALL JOINT TO WEAR AND LOOSEN PREMATURELY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, REDUCED VEHICLE SELF-CENTERING, AND NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION.
- The risk
- IN EXTREME CASES, IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE LOWER BALL JOINT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE AND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 28, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
- Notes
- TOYOTA RECALL NO. 70B.
Reported January 19, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V013000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V013000, 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: January 19, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted