2006 Toyota Tundra defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2006 Toyota Tundra. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
  Engineering Analysis EA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · still open

  From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to…

• 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…

• LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA06014 · opened Aug 2, 2006 · closed Feb 28, 2007 · led to recall 07V013000

  In a letter dated january 18, 2007, toyota notified nhtsa of a safety defect in model year (my) 2004 through 2006 toyota tundra and my 2004 through 2007 toyota sequoia vehicles produced between september 15, 2003 and november 17, 2006 (nhtsa recall no. 07v-013). According to toyota, ?in the front suspension lower ball …