NHTSA Campaign 14V539000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA campaign 14V539000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 14V539000 with NHTSA on September 8, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V539000, NHTSA lists up to 2,501 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2014 and August 1, 2014.
The 14V539000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V539000 were scheduled from November 7, 2014, 60 days after the report.
14V539000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 14V539000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V539000 ranks 174 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 14V539000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 11 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 14V539000 was 13V383000, reported on August 28, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 FJ Cruiser vehicles equipped with an optional "Trail Teams Ultimate Edition" package, in which the front shock absorbers and springs were replaced at vehicle processing centers. In some of these vehicles the bolts which secure the front lower ball joint to the steering knuckle and/or the front suspension lower arm to the front cross member assemblies might have been tightened with insufficient torque when the front shock absorbers and springs were replaced during the installation process.
- The risk
- In this condition, one or both bolts could become loose during driving and fall out. If both bolts fall out from the front lower ball joint or the front suspension lower arm, these components could detach from the steering knuckle or the front cross members, causing a loss of steering control, which could increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners of vehicles with the optional package installed, and dealers will inspect the torque of the bolts. If the bolts are found to be loose, dealers will retighten them to the proper torque. For any missing bolts, dealers will install new ones. The recall began on November 7, 2014. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Reported September 8, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V539000 (1)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V539000, 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: September 8, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted