NHTSA campaign 07V579000 · Toyota campaign 70G
Toyota Recall 07V-579: PROPELLER SHAFT
NHTSA recall 07V579000 (Toyota campaign 70G) was reported by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. on December 18, 2007, with 15,616 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Toyota Tundra for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on January 7, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 07V579000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V579000 (also written 07V-579 or 07V579)
- Filed by
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Toyota campaign number
- 70G
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 15,616 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Driveline — Driveshaft
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V579000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Toyota
Toyota Tundra
- 2007 · Vehicles built November 9, 2006 – August 3, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V579000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS, DUE TO THE IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT OF THE SLIP YOKES THAT HAD BEEN REWORKED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, THE HARDNESS OF THE SLIP YOKE MAY BE INSUFFICIENT.
Safety consequence
IN THIS CONDITION, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE YOKE MAY BREAK CAUSING THE PROPELLER SHAFT TO SEPARATE AT THE JOINT AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROAD SURFACE OR THE FUEL TANK WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL OR A FUEL LEAK.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SLIP YOKE AND REPLACE THE PROPELLER SHAFT IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 7, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Notes
TOYOTA RECALL NO. 70G.CUSTOMERS 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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V579000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.