2007 Toyota Tundra Frame Rust Recall

Well I now have one of those hopeless sick feelings in my stomach.

2007 toyota tundra frame rust recall. Toyota has recalled some of its Tundra pickups for dangerous frame corrosion. A ball joint in the front suspension may wear out causing the vehicles to be difficult or sometimes impossible to steer. The settlement covers former and current owners lessees of the 2005-2012 Tacoma 2007-2008 Tundra and 2005-2008 Sequoia in the United States and its territories.

The Toyota recall includes 2004 to 2007 model year Sequoia full-size sport utility vehicles and 2004 to 2006 Tundra pickups sold in the US. I never received a recall letter for the frame from Toyota. Owners of several truck models over the issue of frame rust protection Reuters reports.

But the warranty extension is now running out and some owners are missing their cutoff date. Stories abound about a Tacoma frame recall as well. My truck participated in Toyotas limited service campaign d0d in 2014 and a rust resistant coating was applied to combat a known corrosion issue with their truck frames.

Toyota has spent billions repairing rusting and rotting frames going back 20 years. Brought it to Toyota today for a couple recall items and a frame inspection failed. I was informed by my local mechanic today that my 2006 Toyota Tundra will not pass virginias yearly safety inspection because of hole in the frame as a result of corrosion.

I noticed a small hole in the frame. Toyota has had a series of problems with rusting frames including a 2009 recall of 110000 of. Toyota investigated these reports and.

The 2007 Toyota Tundra has 38 NHTSA complaints for the structurebody at 61709 miles average. Ive never heard of any rust problems on the Tundra frames past the 2000-2003 models. Left uncorrected this problem could eventually cause the frame to break apart potentially causing serious accidents but in any case making the trucks unusable.