Recall notice - Rear axle shafts may separate from vehicle

Might be the reason so many Tundras on inspection hold. Also it might affect some on the road already.

 

I will say...I really like the Toyota app for this functionality. If a recall occurs, they can identify the affected vehicles and then do a push notification out to those owners through the app. It sure does beat hearing about a recall on the web and then waiting/wondering if you'll get a recall notice one day through the snail mail.

Recalls still suck, but at least this makes the process a tad bit easier. IMHO.

 

This have to do with that one truck that lost all 4 bolts on the right rear? Guess it wasn't tampered with like some guys claimed.

 

must not be an official recall quite yet, its not listed on the nhtsa.gov site, nor is it listed in TIS

 

Saw this on the app today. Called my dealer. They said it‘a not recall yet but the interim notice meaning the dealer has no details on what to do.

so right now it’s a waiting game.

 

I believe this is what is referred to as Toyota S.O.P. I hate to through out the technical industry terms, but just wanted to catch everyone up to speed.

 

I called the dealership just now and they scheduled an appointment so they must have a fix now.

 

Just saw that I have the notification on mine.
I assume if you have the notice it’s not a generic thing and your VIN is one of the suspected ones that need to be checked?

Is it a matter of them not being torqued correctly or are they breaking and need to be replaced all together?

 

the fix is just retightening them

 

Just got notified on my May build in the app and scheduled appointment for next week.

 

Talked to the dealer in BC and they hadn't heard about it. They said nothing to do but wait for the actual solution to come out from Toyota as it's an interim notice. Not super impressed with my first Toyota....also going to take it in and get them to check out the ridiculous wind noise.

 

The fix is already out....simple retightening

 

I appreciate this forum. Just checked the app because of this thread, and I’m now at the Toyota dealer getting it dealt with.

 

Just got my notice--Scheduled for early July--Looks like they inspect and re-tighten from what I was told

 

Anyone able to look up the torque specs on those nuts?

 

also the dealer letter:

 

Called my dealer when I saw the recall on the Toyota app. They said bring it in any time, shouldn’t be any parts to order and it’ll take an hour or less.

I drove it out there immediately and that’s exactly what happened. No big deal, thank goodness.

 

Yeah I am not sure this is even worth a trip to the dealer. It would take like 3 minutes to check and torque the nuts vs half a day to drive to the dealer and sit around while they put it on a lift and do it.

 

technical instructions for the recall have a different torque spec, see attached

 

That’s probably why it came loose.

 

exactly

 

The file won't open for me, what's the torque difference?

 

I guess I'll crawl under this weekend to see if I'm missing any bolts from the axle flange...or see if any are loose.

 

44 lb-ft in the manual .. 70 lb-ft in the instruction.

 

Just crawled under mine (also on the recall list) and all 8 nuts are home safe… set the torque wrench to 70 ft lb and got immediate clicks… needed no extra torquing… just planning to mention to dealer at my next visit…

 

Pretty sure this was the first vid of this problem that was posted here, guys not a happy camper, and I don't blame him.

https://youtu.be/iQKRYB9vdw0

 

Might be a good idea to get it on the Toyota system as done. But I also agree with your approach.

 

I just had my 22 tundra recall on the backup camera and the rear axle assembly. all they do is check to make sure that all the bolts on the rear axle assembly are tight. I was informed they had to tighten one bolt. Did both recalls at my local Toyota dealer in EL Cajon Ca, on 06-21-22.

 

I must say I am thankful to you all on this forum (why I joined and it continues to pay dividends)

 

I'm scheduled for Tuesday the 28th June to have my truck inspected and fixed.