NHTSA Campaign 10V091000

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

Issued by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Mar 10, 2010 · 2 vehicles affected

What's wrong

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 TUNDRA VEHICLES WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT AN IMPROPER WELD EXISTS AT THE UNION OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT AND YOKE. DUE TO THIS IMPROPER WELD, THIS JOINT MAY SEPARATE AND THE SEPARATED SHAFT MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROAD SURFACE.

Consequence

THIS MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PROPELLER SHAFT FREE OR CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TOYOTA TUNDRA 2010 2

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V091000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.