Tundra recall letter in my mailbox today

[Duane]

I had heard about this a few months back and today Ii received my letter from Toyota Canada Inc.

"In certain 2004 through 2007 Model Year Sequoia and 2004 through 2006 Model Year Tundra vehicles, during the manufacturing process, there is a possibility that the surface of the ball portion of the ball joint may have been scratched or damaged which can cause gradual loss of the lubricant for the ball joint. This may cause ball joint to wear and loosen prematurely which could cause increased steering effort, reduced vehicle self-centering and noise in the front suspension. In the worst case, continued operation of a vehicle with this condition may cause the lower ball joint to separate from the knuckle which could cause loss of control of the vehicle and increase the risk of an accident resulting in serious injury or death."

Thus they want my truck back for half a day or so to replace the lower ball joints for free.
On the bright side at least Toyota recalls such a problem ..did Chrysler recall their Dakota's and Durango's yet for their bad ball joints?

 

[hoch]

Same recall for the 01-02 4Runners and Tacoma's, too. Just got mine done this morning (2002 4Runner).

 

[HOGWILD]

Same recall for the 01-02 4Runners and Tacoma's, too. Just got mine done this morning (2002 4Runner).

So yall had Lower BJ issues also? did not know that! when was the TSB dated?

 

[cruiserbent]

50J recall is for older tundras,tacomas & 4runners.70B is the newest one for tundra & sequoia.make sure your dealer has em stock.we have been having problems getting the 70B.have been on intergalactic back-order.if they have em it likely won't take over a couple hrs at most to get it done

 

[Gumby]

Doesn't seem to effect the 2007s. If it does, I have to think it'll be just the 4.7s

The cams on the 5.7s are pretty different.

 

[KliersLC]

Doesn't seem to effect the 2007s. If it does, I have to think it'll be just the 4.7s

The cams on the 5.7s are pretty different.

I think this one is for the ball joints.........

It seems to be toyota's achilles heel, the ball joint recall even affects my truck

 

[hoch]

So yall had Lower BJ issues also? did not know that! when was the TSB dated?

I'm not sure. From the other 4Runner forums, it seems like it's been quite a while. One member said he got it done back in 2002.

Doesn't seem to effect the 2007s. If it does, I have to think it'll be just the 4.7s

The cams on the 5.7s are pretty different.

Cams?

 

[Gumby]

Sorry. Wrong thread.

rumors about bad cams in another thread.