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Campaign 05V225000

High Priority NHTSA Official Language
ID: #05V225000 MFR: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

What This Recall Means

Component

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

What Happened
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.
Risk if Unfixed
THE LOWER BALL JOINT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.

How to Get This Fixed

Free 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.

Affected Vehicles

2004 TOYOTA Tacoma
2004 TOYOTA Tundra
2003 TOYOTA Tacoma
2003 TOYOTA Tundra
2002 TOYOTA 4Runner
2002 TOYOTA Tacoma
2002 TOYOTA Tundra
2001 TOYOTA 4Runner
2001 TOYOTA Tacoma

Is YOUR vehicle affected?

This page lists the models and model years named in NHTSA campaign #05V225000. Matching a model and year on this list does not prove an individual vehicle is affected — some vehicles in an affected model year are never part of the recall population. The authoritative way to know is a VIN check against NHTSA's own records.

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