Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| SUSPENSION | ||||||||||||||||
| 10E002000 | RIDE CONTROL, LLC | E (Equipment) | 12657 | 03/15/2010 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 02/11/2010 | 02/11/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Ride control is recalling certain front strut mounts branded as gabriel ride control or arvinmeritor, p/nos. 142435, 142193, 142305, 142303, sold as replacement equipment for the vehicles listed above. the affected front strut mounts did not contain a weld joint between the bearing housing and the rate plate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The absence of the weld can allow the strut to come out of its mounting position under certain extreme driving conditions which could cause damage to surrounding vehicle components increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Ride control will notify owners of record and replace the affected parts free of charge. the safety recall began on march 15, 2010. owners may contact ride control at 1-248-458-1396. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket gabriel ride control or arvinmeritor front strut mounts and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by general motors, nissan, or toyota.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 02/11/2010 | 1 | ||
| I have a toyota corolla. i was pulled over one time by the nashua police in 2007 alleging that my vehicle was swerving. i couldn't feel if it does..but couple weeks ago i observed it very closely.and yes it does swerved. i would like to add to the list of my previous complaint that the second time that my car accelerated in reverse motion could also be attributed to steering mechanism. why ? i was engaged in reverse , while cutting the wheel to make a 90 degrees angle backing but my car went into a donut spin. as a woman what do i know about cars. all i know is that it is too ironic that the similarities of these incidents are too farfetch to ignore. they are identical to each other. i am scared to ride in it since then. i remember the first car i have was a celica,that too cross a middle island while i was making a u turn. and the rust inside my trunk . why would the rust is inside the trunk. the seatbelt doesn't work. the seat are too low that if i don't reinforce it with padded pillows i could hardly see the front & the back. i spend so much money on this car because i get attached to it. also the headlights i have changed it like you won't believed. *tr | |||
| 08/19/2007 | 2 | ||
| My car accelerated on reverse wherein instead of making a 90 degrees angle the car went swiping in 180 degrees. both times was rainy. both times the headlights & the windshield wiper & the back window defogger is on. during this back up when i turn my head , the rear back windshield was very blurry & twice this happens to me. both times i was making a reverse left side corner. when i bought this car the left backlight is damaged. i put things together that maybe the same thing had happen to the first owner of my car. i have driven in all over the world for 18 years, without any accident happened to me in the highways but the only two accident i have with so far is on this car in my own backyard, on the same exact motion, same weather condition. the car was on reverse. the two times it happened was very identical to each other. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 03/18/1996 | 8 | ||
| Front end misaligned. *sd | |||
| 11/23/1994 | 3 | ||
| Front end misaligned, also replaced tires. *ak | |||