# NHTSA recall 10V042000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 10V042000
- Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 2010\-02\-18
- Owners notified: 2010\-03\-22
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Units potentially affected: 8000

## What is wrong

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCKS.  THE PROPELLER SHAFT MAY DEVELOP CRACKS DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.  OVER TIME, THE CRACKS MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT.


## What can happen

THIS MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FRONT PROPELLER SHAFT ON AFFECTED VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 22, 2010.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1\-800\-331\-4331.


## Notes

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 \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2010 TOYOTA TACOMA](/makes/toyota/tacoma/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-16 to 2010\-02\-05.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [ZH2\-POL17\-16](/bulletins/10197488.md), 2021-06-14, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0302\-17\-Rev](/bulletins/10152113.md), 2018-12-17, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0249\-12](/bulletins/10062006.md), 2016-04-12, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0008\-14](/bulletins/10061332.md), 2016-03-31, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0016\-13](/bulletins/10061331.md), 2016-03-31, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0250\-12](/bulletins/10061275.md), 2016-03-31, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0016\-13](/bulletins/10060844.md), 2016-03-31, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-0249\-12](/bulletins/10054799.md), 2014-02-27, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/10V042000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/10V042000)

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