# NHTSA recall 14V539000

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: 14V539000
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2014\-09\-08
- Owners notified: 2014\-11\-07
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
- Units potentially affected: 2501

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain model year 2014 FJ Cruiser vehicles equipped with an optional "Trail Teams Ultimate Edition" package, in which the front shock absorbers and springs were replaced at vehicle processing centers.  In some of these vehicles the bolts which secure the front lower ball joint to the steering knuckle and/or the front suspension lower arm to the front cross member assemblies might have been tightened with insufficient torque when the front shock absorbers and springs were replaced during the installation process.


## What can happen

In this condition, one or both bolts could become loose during driving and fall out.  If both bolts fall out from the front lower ball joint or the front suspension lower arm, these components could detach from the steering knuckle or the front cross members, causing a loss of steering control, which could increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners of vehicles with the optional package installed, and dealers will inspect the torque of the bolts.  If the bolts are found to be loose, dealers will retighten them to the proper torque.  For any missing bolts, dealers will install new ones.  The recall began on November 7, 2014.  Owners may contact toyota at 1\-800\-331\-4331.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-04\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2501
- Reported remedied: 2215 \(88%\)
- Reported unreachable: 28
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2014 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER](/makes/toyota/fj-cruiser/2014/recalls.md). Built 2014\-02\-01 to 2014\-08\-01.

## 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)

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