| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 9021 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: LEXUS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009174000074402000000041 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: GS300 | Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V125000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | Manufacturer That Filed Report: TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 24 1995 | End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 15 1997 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2737 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 21 1999 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Toyota Motor Corporation | Report Received Date: May, 19 1999 |
| Record Creation date : May, 21 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. due to inadequate lubrication of the inside of the lower ball joints, excessive wear can occur causing damage to the lower ball joints. separation of the lower ball joints from the steering knuckle arms could occur. | Consequence Summary: This condition could lead to a loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the lower ball joints. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 21, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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