| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
95V072000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
LEXUS |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
GS300 |
| Model Year: |
1993 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| Manufacturered: |
19920901 - 19940501 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
27604 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19950428 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19950428 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19950403 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19950414 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE SPHERICAL PORTIONS OF CERTAIN LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD FINISHED SURFACES THAT WERE NOT SMOOTH CAUSING FRICTION WITH THE SURFACE OF THE BALL JOINT CAP. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS CONDITION CAN LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE BALLJOINT INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. |