2002 Toyota Tundra defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2002 Toyota Tundra. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• FRAME CORROSION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE09049 · opened Oct 6, 2009 · closed Jan 26, 2010 · led to recall 09V444000

  This investigation was opened based on 20 reports of model year (my) 2000 and 2001 vehicles experiencing severe corrosion of the frame, resulting in either under-body mounted spare tire separation or rear brake failure.the failure report counts shown above are for my 2000 and 2001 vehicles only.by letter of november 16…

• BALL JOINT SEPARATION
  Engineering Analysis EA04024 · opened Aug 20, 2004 · closed Jul 8, 2005 · led to recall 05V225000

  Odi received 3 consumer reports of alleged ball joint separation on my 2002 tundra vehicles.the complaints allege that a front suspension ball joint separated while driving, which caused the suspension to collapse and resulted in a loss of vehicle control.based on these complaints, odi opened pe02-040 and later upgrade…

• FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINT BREAKAGE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04040 · opened Apr 13, 2004 · closed Aug 20, 2004

  Odi opened pe04-040 based on three consumer reports of alleged ball joint failure.the complaints allege that a front suspension ball joint separated while driving, which caused the suspension to collapse and resulted in a loss of vehicle control.all of these complaints involved the failure of a lower ball joint.during …