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Toyota Sequoia Recalls
Toyota Recalls/Sequoia Recalls
Recall Date: February 2007
(Car Accident Advice : Car Recalls)
Toyota Sequoia Recalls : Car Recalls : Toyota Recalls : Sequoia Recalls
| Notices get lost in the mail or
discarded as junk mail. Even after these attempts to notify
customers, only 72% of owners affected by safety issue Toyota Recalls
have the recall work completed.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) regularly announces vehicle safety car
recalls in an effort to inform and urge owners to get problems
repaired quickly.
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Car Accident Advice often obtains
recall notices before dealers and owners. The NHTSA recommends
that you wait for the mailed bulletin to arrive before requesting
the work to be done. However, you can ask your Toyota
dealer when the next recall update notice is expected at their shop.
For the most current information
about Toyota Sequoia Recalls contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Auto
Safety Hotline: 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236)
In the United States, safety car
recalls like safety Toyota Sequoia Recalls, must be performed at no charge to the customer.
Car
manufacturers are required by law to mail notices of car recalls to
owners and dealers.
Car Recalls : Toyota Recalls : Sequoia Recalls : Toyota Sequoia Recalls
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Model/Build
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| Toyota Sequoia |
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2004 - 2007 |
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| NHTSA
CAMPAIGN ID Number : 07V013 |
| Manufacture
Dates: August 2003 - November 2006 |
Potential
Number Of Units Affected : 533,124
Toyota Sequoia |
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Summary
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. 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.
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Remedy:
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.
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Notes: TOYOTA RECALL NO. 70B.
Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. |
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information provided by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration in the United States. No responsibility is
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warranties of merchantability or fitness for any reason.
For more detail
regarding your specific vehicle, contact your dealer, the NHTSA
website http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov, Auto Safety Hotline at
1-888-327-4236, or your local government recall office.
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